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Staff of the Runchore segregation camp, set up by the Karachi Plague Committee, India. Photograph, 1897.
- Date
- 1897
- Reference
- 29977i
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Credit: Staff of the Runchore segregation camp, set up by the Karachi Plague Committee, India. Photograph, 1897. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
The sign held by the two men at the front of the group reads: "Runchore segregation, camp Karachi, Sind, India, Plague Party 10.6.97."
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 21.5 x 28.6 cm
Lettering
Runchore plague staff
Creator/production credits
Photograph probably by R. Jalbhoy
Lettering note
The lettering is printed on the mount
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 29977i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
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