

Man in turban in Old Town, Karachi, India. Photograph, 1897.
Vishandass Sukramdass. Old Town quarters, Karachi, India. Photograph, 1897. Photograph probably by Jalbhoy, R. The lettering is printed on the mount 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: -
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2953 x 2365 pixels
Print Size @ 300 dpi
10 x 8 inches / 25 x 20 cm