Photographic documentation of pneumonic plague outbreak sites and rats in Los Angeles [graphic]. 1924.

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California. Dept. of Public Health. Photographic documentation of pneumonic plague outbreak sites and rats in Los Angeles [graphic].

Photographic documentation of pneumonic plague outbreak sites and rats in Los Angeles [graphic]. 1924.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43700060

Photographs documenting Los Angeles plague outbreaks of 1924. Includes views of buildings, alleys, restaurants, and city dumps where infected rats were found or where human cases were reported. Some images show trapped rats and preventative measures taken by the State Department of Public Health to stop the spread of disease, including the destruction of buildings. Many of the structures pictured are shacks and other low income residences. Captions identify a "Mexican Village", "Chinatown", and "negro dwellings" in various locations.

3 albums (617 photographic prints) : b&w ; various sizes.

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