

A group of volunteers involved with the Karachi Plague Commi
A group of volunteers involved with the Karachi Plague Committee, India. Photograph, 1897. Photograph probably by R. Jalbhoy The lettering is printed on the mount The chalk board sign in the foreground reads: "Plague Party - Karachi" Karachi is a port in the province of Sind (now [1996] Pakistan). It was placed in quarantine in 1882, during the outbreak of bubonic plague which spread from Bombay. The Plague Committee consisted mostly of volunteers, who were organised into parties and were responsible for the segregation and inoculation of various districts Contained in an album of photographs which show the work of the Karachi Plague Committee in 1897 1897 Published: -
Credit
Wellcome Images CC
Dimensions
3071 x 2281 pixels
Print Size @ 300 dpi
10 x 8 inches / 26 x 19 cm