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  • A woman with plague being carried on a stretcher made from a slim branch into the Hindu Plague Hospital. Photograph, 1896/1897.
  • A gloved hand holding up a bird cage inscribed 'Blood bank' containing the HIV virus cell with the warning 'No escape for AIDS'; an advertisement issued by Ortho Diagnostic Systems, a division of Johnson & Johnson Limited. Colour lithograph, ca. 1998.
  • A group of men lower the body of a dead man on to a pyre of logs prior to a Hindu cremation ceremony in Bombay at the time of the plague. Photograph, 1896/1897.
  • A group comprising doctors, health and public officials gathered on a street in Bombay during an outbreak of plague. Photograph, 1896/1897.
  • A plague patient being transported on a manually propelled ambulance carriage to the Wari Bunder Hospital in Bombay. Photograph, 1896/1897.
  • A group of men stand around the body of a man laid out on a pyre of logs during a Hindu cremation ceremony in Bombay at the time of the plague. Photograph, 1896/1897.
  • The Bombay plague epidemic of 1896-1897: work of the Bombay Plague Committee. Photographs attributed to Capt. C. Moss, 1897.
  • Traffic lights bearing the words 'stop', 'look', and 'proceed' representing a safe sex advertisement for Nirodh condoms by Bharat Press for the Indian Health Organisation. Colour lithograph, ca. 1999.
  • The Bombay plague epidemic of 1896-1897: work of the Bombay Plague Committee. Photographs attributed to Capt. C. Moss, 1897.
  • Illustrated text representing a warning about the dangers of having multiple partners and contracting AIDS: top image shows a group of people/students listening to an older man/teacher holding a paper bearing the word 'AIDS' in Hindi; lower image shows one of the students with numerous different women. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • The Bombay plague epidemic of 1896-1897: work of the Bombay Plague Committee. Photographs attributed to Capt. C. Moss, 1897.
  • Bombay plague epidemic, 1896-1897: interior of a temporary hospital for plague victims. Photograph.
  • The word 'AIDS' in Marathi across the heads of 2 black silhouettes of a man and woman against an orange background with further illustrations below showing the dangers of multiple partners and contracting AIDS; a safe sex and AIDS prevention advertisement in Marathi. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • Bombay plague epidemic, 1896-1897: inoculation against plague. Photograph attributed to Clifton & Co.
  • An Indian woman and a figure dressed up as Ganesh holding up a banner bearing Indic lettering about AIDS to an audience below; an AIDS prevention advertisement by Bharat Press. Lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • A faithful unmarried couple, a man with his 3 faithful wives, a couple sitting in a STD clinic and a man receiving an injection with sterilised equipment; one of a series of educational posters issued by the Committed Communities Development Trust in Mumbai. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • The word 'AIDS' in Marathi across the heads of 2 black silhouettes of a man and woman against a green background with a smaller image of a condom being removed from its packet below; a safe sex and AIDS prevention advertisement in Hindi. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • Text and illustrations explaining how HIV is spread from sexual intercourse to transfusion of infected blood; one of a series of educational posters issued by the Committed Communities Development Trust in Mumbai. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • Illustrated guidelines on good laboratory practices and precautions during testing of Infectious diseases; an AIDS prevention advertisement by Qualigens Diagnostics. Colour lithograph, ca. 1990's.
  • The word 'AIDS' in Hindi with an image of an Indian family sitting around a table on which sit AIDS pamphlets; the black silhouette of a couple appears on the television screen behind representing the importance of safe sex and AIDS prevention. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • A man with plague lying on a rattan bed, Bombay.
  • The Bombay plague epidemic of 1896-1897: work of the Bombay Plague Committee. Photographs attributed to Capt. C. Moss, 1897.
  • The word 'AIDS' in Hindi across the heads of 2 black silhouettes of a man and woman with a smaller image of a condom being removed from its packet; a safe sex and AIDS prevention advertisement in Marathi. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • A message to never give up the fight against AIDS by the Lions Club of Bombay Hilltop and the HIV/AIDS Information and Guidance Centre in Bombay. Lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • A man holding another man by the shoulders as he informs him about AIDS; one of a series of educational posters issued by the Committed Communities Development Trust in Mumbai. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • A mother tending her sick child, a boy washing his hands, a man bandaging a wound, a woman washing clothes and 2 people cleaning their teeth; one of a series of AIDS prevention educational posters issued by the Committed Communities Development Trust in Mumbai. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • The Bombay plague epidemic of 1896-1897: work of the Bombay Plague Committee. Photographs attributed to Capt. C. Moss, 1897.
  • The Bombay plague epidemic of 1896-1897: work of the Bombay Plague Committee. Photographs attributed to Capt. C. Moss, 1897.
  • A doctor wearing a surgical mask bearing the words 'Sorry no'; with a message to doctors to care about AIDS by the Lions Club of Bombay Hilltop and the HIV/AIDS Information and Guidance Centre in Bombay. Lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • Bombay (Mumbai): a Parsee (Parsi) "Tower of silence" where the bodies of the dead are exposed to vultures. Photograph.