Wilbur A. Sawyer and his staff of the State Hygienic Laboratory in Hanford, California

Wilbur A. Sawyer and his staff of the State Hygienic Laboratory in Hanford, California

Publication:
Produced: 16 April 1914
Language(s):
No linguistic content
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Typhoid Fever
Public Health
California
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Photographic prints
Abstract:
Sawyer became director of the State Hygienic Laboratory in Berkeley in 1910. He and his staff were responsible for tracing disease epidemics and halting their spread when possible. Here they posed together after tracking down the source of a typhoid epidemic in Hanford. Sawyer is fourth from right in photo. The caption on the back of the photograph reads "'Clean-up Squad,' Hanford, Cal. April 16, 1914. (Typhoid epidemic due to a carrier.)"
Copyright:
This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584931X28 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
LWBBCJ
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584931X28
Archival Collection:
The Wilbur A. Sawyer Papers (Profiles in Science)