The Wilbur A. Sawyer Papers

Title:: [Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia from the top of the British mine]

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Description:

In the summer of 1919, Sawyer and his family moved to Brisbane, Australia, to head the Rockefeller Foundation's new hookworm control campaign there. Early in 1920 he spent several months visiting the campaign's regional sites and surveying other possible sites. Mining towns such as Broken Hill in western New South Wales were considered, because miners in other countries often suffered from hookworm. (This was not the case in Australia, as the mines were located in areas with low rainfall and dry soil.)

Number of Image Pages:

1 (66,728 Bytes)

Date:

1920-03-26 (March 26, 1920)

Creator:

Sawyer, Wilbur A.

Rights:

This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.

Subject:

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):: Hookworm Infections; Public Health; Australia

Exhibit Category:

From Hookworm to Yellow Fever: Rockefeller Foundation, 1919-1927

Box Number: 4

Folder Number: 13

Unique Identifier:

LWBBCX

Document Type:

Photographic prints

Format:

image/jpeg

image/tif

Physical Condition:

Good

Series: Photographs and Motion Pictures, [1879]-1951

SubSeries: Albums, 1913-1951

Folder: Australia: hookworm campaign colleagues, children, other tourist photos; China: Great Wall, Peking, 1919-1921

Metadata Last Modified Date:

2006-07-24

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