A man standing at the gate to a house which has been painted with rings indicating the number of deaths from plague that have occurred there, during the epidemic of plague in Bombay. Photograph attributed to Captain C. Moss, 1897.

  • Moss, C., Captain, active approximately 1897.
Date:
[1897?]
Reference:
37770i
Part of:
The Bombay plague epidemic of 1896-1897: work of the Bombay Plague Committee. Photographs attributed to Capt. C. Moss, 1897.
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About this work

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [s.n], [1897?] ([Bombay?])

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint, albumen ; image 10.1 x 7 cm

Lettering

Plague rings on an infected house in the Girgaum Road showing number of deaths. Lettering printed onto small white label attached to mount

Reference

Wellcome Collection 37770i

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Where to find it

  • album containing ca. 87 photographs

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