Group of people with a bouquet of flowers, during the outbreak of bubonic plague in Karachi, India. Photograph, 1897.
- Date:
- 1897
- Reference:
- 30100i
- Pictures
- Online
Available online
Licence
Public Domain Mark
You can use this work for any purpose without restriction under copyright law.
Public Domain Mark (PDM) terms and conditions https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0
Credit: Group of people with a bouquet of flowers, during the outbreak of bubonic plague in Karachi, India. Photograph, 1897. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
Selected images from this work
View 1 imageAbout this work
Description
Karachi is a port in the province of Sind (subsequently in Pakistan) It was placed in quarantine in 1882, during the outbreak of bubonic plague which spread from Bombay. The Plague Committee consisted mostly of volunteers, who were organised into parties and were responsible for the segregation and inoculation of various districts
Publication/Creation
1897
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint, albumen ; sheet 21.4 x 28.6 cm
Lettering
Presentation to Mrs. Ball
The lettering is printed on the mount
Reference
Wellcome Collection 30100i
Creator/production credits
Photograph probably by R. Jalbhoy
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores