Veterinary: Overseas

This material includes material from Cooper McDougall & Robertson Ltd. as well as Wellcome Veterinary.Bundled alphabetically by location.

Folder 1 .Africa: Acc89/43 Zimbabwe. A copy of a illuminated scroll signed by A J Shepperd on 29th November, 1980 stating the funding by Wellcome Group in Zimbabwe of Z$250,000 to support training of veterinary assistants in dipping techniques to protect national cattle in Zimbabwe. Somalia- 2 images of 'LDA Cooper FAO Somalia' Truck , 'Livestock Parasite Control'. Nigeria-fogging- street scene; farms and vaccination of sheep- location unknownKenya, FMD vaccinations; cattle ticks under the microscope at Wellcome's East Africa laboratories, c. 1981; plunge dipping tank for applying insecticide for tick control in Kenya, East Africa; Anti Malarial Series received from Johannesburg, c.1940, Pretoria Municipality, use of Coopers Anti-Malarial Fluid.Wellcome Vaccine Production Laboratory at Embakasi in Kenya- images of labs and C. Schermbrucker, Head of Production with staff and operation of new culture vessel. A Cooper dip test van calls at a farm to collect samples of Wellcome cattle dip for analysis of its strength- includes colournegatives.

Folder 2. Acc. 89/43South Africa: 'Gulu' Tick Farm, East London, exterior views of the farm and cattle. Coopers Zambia, exterior shots of entrance, interior shots of production of insect killer aerosols; storage of cattle dip cans etc. There is a typed information sheet which relates to the description of several of the images and identification of staff.

Folder 3 .South Africa: Acc89/43 'Three Breezes' Tick Farm, East London, various shots of cattle with tick infestations and Wellcome staff at work on the farm, including images of the harvesting of ticks from an experimental herd;

Folder 4.South Africa: Kwanyanga Research Station, East London. Acc89/43Images include tick research at Kwanyanga and a veterinarian at work at Kwanyanga, exterior, including close ups of cattle and sheep and interior views of Station.

Folder 5.South America: Acc88/14Argentina : Acc88/14 Entrance to Cooper Camp Experimental Station in Canuelas, Argentina, exterior shots; man gibing an anthelmintic dose; sheep holding pens at Coopers and pens for cell-tests.Cotia, Brazil: Acc88/14.FMD Vaccine Production Cotia c. 1976- 3 negatives of the Vecol laboratory.Venezolana, South America: Images include aerial shot of Coopers site in Cali, Colombia; Coopers factory ' Productos Cooper' sign exterior shots of building in Venezuela, South America c.1966. Paraguay- Acc88/14 colour negatives of FMD Vaccination at Estancia Vaca Pora Cordillera; exterior shot of Coopers; Paraguay Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, c. 1983 visit to Cooper ParaguayPeru: Acc88/14. Alpacas on farm in Peru; negatives and prints of the Coopers factory in Peru

Folder 6.Australia Acc88/14; Acc89/43grain protection in Australia, c.1980, colour negatives; Cattle being dipped in Tixafly at a Queensland field day; graziers gather around to listen to Tony Wood talk on Wellcome Animal Health products at a field day; Peter Latimer and Tony Wood discuss the new Rumen injection technique to graziers; World Vet. Congressc. 1983; work at the William Cooper and Nephews Pty. cleaning cattle dip in Queensland; sheep shearing; other subjects include sale yards; warehouse, interior of Coopers factory- some staff identified.

Folder 7.Ceylon: Acc89/43.Images include cattle passing through and emerging from the Cooper Cattle Spray Race on Diary Farm in Ceylon c. 1966. There are several negatives including Unical (Ceylon) ltd. exterior building

Folder 8.France.Acc89/43. Cooper France, images for Foundation News, Dec. 1975, some people have been identified, images include staff working in offices and laboratories, production site, packaging of Clostivax and exterior shot of main entrance. Wellcome display stand at 18th World Veterinary Congress, Paris - main stand - world wide control of foot and mouth disease by means of vaccination c. 1967;

Folder 9.Germany. Acc88/34.Images include manufacturing of foot and mouth disease vaccine; checking the serum antibody level in vaccinated cattle by metabolic inhibitor tests; at Impfstoffwerk Wellcome, Grossburgwedel, near Hanover.

Folder 10.Hungary. Acc89/43.Negatives of grain protection in HungaryLibyan tribesmen mounted on camels for display at Tripoli Equestrian Centre c.1983; street fogging c. 1972. Acc88/14.

Folder 11.New Zealand. Acc89/43; Acc88/14.Sheep station in New Zealand; Vaccine building, showing raised roof for accommodation of growth vessels; one image of New Zealand Veterinary Congress , c. 1984- people unidentified.

Folder 12.Pakistan. Acc88/14.Images relating to the opening of Pakistan factory insecticide Plant 1985; Mr Habib, General Manager and Mr Gay at the opening; display of the products and packs of household insecticides; manufacturing area with tanks; liquid filling line; production of Coopex powder and management team group shot.Philippines- one negative and typed photocopy of a letter relating to the negative from Mr C G McIntosh to Mr R Menard dated 1976.

Folder 13.Spain. Acc88/34; Acc89/43Cooper Zeltia- Spain, images include the culture and production of foot and mouth disease vaccine at Cooper-Zeltia, SA at Porrino, c. 1969; packing of the vaccine into refrigerated vans; transportation onto a Iberia air plane; anti rabies production, exterior and interior shots of factory; ground floor of nutrition department; meeting in veterinary section; labelling and packing areas; liquid filling plant; Mr Gray receives the Order of Merit. There are 2 negatives.

Folder 14.USA. Acc89/38; Acc89/43Opening of the Cooper plant at Greenville, c.1974 - Commissioner Graham and Mr A Gray; tour of the new plant; aerial and other external views of the manufacturing facilities at Greenville;

Folder 15.USA. Acc88/14Denver, Colorado. Exterior shots of the Denver Veterinary laboratories, Inc. Interior views of the laboratories and equipment. There are no people in any of the images.

Folder 16.USA. Acc89/43; Acc88/14Kansas City. Intranasal administration of 'Nasalgen-IP', the respiratory virus vaccine developed at Kansas City c. 1981; exterior of Coopers Animal Health. Inc. (CAH), Jensen-Salsbery acquired by Burroughs Wellcome & Co. 1979 and new headquarters of CAH in the states, exterior shot of, with colour negative of close up of Jen-Sal signage.See also WF/C/M/PH

c.1960-c.

16 Items

Alphabetically by location.

See also WF/C/M/PH

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