Ship fumigation preparation 5

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2012-01-24

Authors

Boyd, Mark F.

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Doors on ship pasted for fumigation purposes. It took ten to twelve hours for a vessel to be safely occupied after fumigation. Rodents were used to determine if the poison had subsided and it was safe for humans to enter.
3 x 2 in. black-and-white photograph

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Bubonic plague, Fumigation, Galveston Plague Laboratory, Rats -- Control, United States Public Health Service

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