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Dangers of Poor Eyesight

Date: 07 1927
Description: John Esch, sitting behind the wheel of an automobile, adjusting his eyeglasses while smoking a tobacco pipe. Photograph taken for International Harvester's...
Photograph

Polio Vaccine in Transport

Date: 1955
Description: Polio vaccine being unloaded (?) from a Northwest airplane.
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Taking Precautions Against Cholera and Dysentery

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Description: Taking precautions against cholera and dysentery on Galicia. Barracks buildings are being surrounded with trenches filled with lime.
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Taking Precautions Against Cholera and Dysentery

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Description: Taking precautions against cholera and dysentery on Galicia. Litters that may only be used for dysentery patients.
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Taking Precautions Against Cholera and Dysentery

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Description: Taking precautions against cholera and dysentery on Galicia. Isolation barracks for cholera patients.
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Distilled Water for Soldiers

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Description: Taking precautions against cholera and dysentery on Galicia. Distilled water for soldiers. The guard is ensuring that the water is not contaminated.
Postcard

State Board of Health and Vital Statistics

Date: 1908
Description: Seven people are posing together. The women are wearing coats and dresses, and the man in the center is wearing a coat and necktie. The postcard was addres...

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