Tombstones recording the deaths of Benjamin Jesty and his wife Elizabeth Jesty. Photograph by E.A. Underwood, 1956.

  • Underwood, E. Ashworth, 1899-1980.
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[19]56
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560913i
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Tombstones recording the deaths of Benjamin Jesty and his wife Elizabeth Jesty. Photograph by E.A. Underwood, 1956. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Benjamin Jesty was the first person known to have inoculated cow-pox matter as a preventitive against smallpox. The tombstones are in the churchyard of St Nicholas of Myra at Worth Matravers, Dorset

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[19]56.

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1 photograph : photoprint ; image 13.7 x 10.2 cm

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E.A.U. 56 Lettering: in pencil on verso

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Wellcome Collection 560913i

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