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A rat leaving a ship via the mooring rope, thus spreading the plague. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.
- Tarter, Albert Lloyd, 1913-1988.
- Date
- [between 1940 and 1949?]
- Reference
- 10481i
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- Online
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In copyright
Credit: A rat leaving a ship via the mooring rope, thus spreading the plague. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-. Wellcome Collection. In copyright
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Publication/Creation
[Los Angeles], [between 1940 and 1949?]
Physical description
1 drawing : pencil ; image 14.9 x 19.9 cm
Contributors
Notes
The drawings of which this is one were produced for an educational film in Hollywood in the early 1940s, but the film was never made. The drawings show the transmission and effects of plague, especially the role of rats. Copyright in the drawings, if originally held by the artist, have been given to the Wellcome Trust
Creator/production credits
More information about A.L. Tarter is available at the Wellcome Library
Lettering note
Bears number bottom centre : "41"
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 10481i
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Location Status Access Closed stores