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The Wilbur A. Sawyer Papers

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

[Wilbur A. Sawyer alighting from a bullock cart, Weligama Rest House, Ceylon]. 3 March 1924.
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Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Hookworm Campaign central office, College Road, Brisbane, Australia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. December 1919. jpg (52,951 Bytes)
[Hookworm Campaign central office, College Road, Brisbane, Australia]. December 1919.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Hookworm Campaign central office stockroom, College Road, Brisbane, Australia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. December 1919. jpg (54,708 Bytes)
[Hookworm Campaign central office stockroom, College Road, Brisbane, Australia]. December 1919.
Metadata Record [Wilbur A. Sawyer as Director of the Rockefeller Foundation Hookworm Campaign in Australia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. January 1920. jpg (47,384 Bytes)
[Wilbur A. Sawyer as Director of the Rockefeller Foundation Hookworm Campaign in Australia]. January 1920.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [The hospital at Townsville, Queensland, Australia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 2 February 1920. jpg (54,163 Bytes)
[The hospital at Townsville, Queensland, Australia]. 2 February 1920.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Pineapple plantation near Nambour, Queensland, Australia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 18 February 1920. jpg (87,328 Bytes)
[Pineapple plantation near Nambour, Queensland, Australia]. 18 February 1920.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Train for passengers over the sugar railroad, Australia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 19 February 1920. jpg (46,412 Bytes)
[Train for passengers over the sugar railroad, Australia]. 19 February 1920.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [S. M. Lambert in front of the office of the Hookworm Campaign in Bowen, Queensland, Australia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 26 February 1920. jpg (62,071 Bytes)
[S. M. Lambert in front of the office of the Hookworm Campaign in Bowen, Queensland, Australia]. 26 February 1920.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [The Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine, Townsville, Queensland]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 2 March 1920. jpg (53,480 Bytes)
[The Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine, Townsville, Queensland]. 2 March 1920.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Margaret Sawyer with daughters Ruth and Gertrude playing outdoors, Brisbane, Australia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 5 March 1920. jpg (52,592 Bytes)
[Margaret Sawyer with daughters Ruth and Gertrude playing outdoors, Brisbane, Australia]. 5 March 1920.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Afghan saddling his riding camel, Afghan camp, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 21 March 1920. jpg (54,426 Bytes)
[Afghan saddling his riding camel, Afghan camp, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia]. 21 March 1920.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia from the top of the British mine]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 26 March 1920. jpg (66,728 Bytes)
[Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia from the top of the British mine]. 26 March 1920.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Hamilton, Brisbane, Australia from the deck of the ship Aki Maru]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 5 May 1920. jpg (67,293 Bytes)
[Hamilton, Brisbane, Australia from the deck of the ship Aki Maru]. 5 May 1920.
Metadata Record Thiel, F. W. [Margaret Sawyer in an airplane, Brisbane, Australia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. [13 August 1920]. jpg (103,436 Bytes)
[Margaret Sawyer in an airplane, Brisbane, Australia]. [13 August 1920].
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Sawyer children in aboriginal costumes, Brisbane, Australia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 26 December 1920. jpg (95,556 Bytes)
[Sawyer children in aboriginal costumes, Brisbane, Australia]. 26 December 1920.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Wat Pra Keo, palace grounds, Bangkok, Siam]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. [2 March 1921]. jpg (54,771 Bytes)
[Wat Pra Keo, palace grounds, Bangkok, Siam]. [2 March 1921].
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Hookworm meeting at Wat Sansai, near Chiengmai, Siam]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. [7 March 1921]. jpg (42,872 Bytes)
[Hookworm meeting at Wat Sansai, near Chiengmai, Siam]. [7 March 1921].
Metadata Record [Wilbur A. Sawyer and workers from the headquarters of Unit No.1, Amphur Sansai, near Chiengmai, Siam]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. [7 March 1921]. jpg (49,131 Bytes)
[Wilbur A. Sawyer and workers from the headquarters of Unit No.1, Amphur Sansai, near Chiengmai, Siam]. [7 March 1921].
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [See-saw water pump for irrigation, Madras, India]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. [31 March 1921]. jpg (45,733 Bytes)
[See-saw water pump for irrigation, Madras, India]. [31 March 1921].
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Gate towers and main temple at Thanjavur, India]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. [2 April 1921]. jpg (65,388 Bytes)
[Gate towers and main temple at Thanjavur, India]. [2 April 1921].
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Juggernaut (ceremonial cart) near the temple gate at Tiruchchirappalli, India]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. [2 April 1921]. jpg (34,353 Bytes)
[Juggernaut (ceremonial cart) near the temple gate at Tiruchchirappalli, India]. [2 April 1921].
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Raft tank and temple at Madurai, India]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. [2 April 1921]. jpg (32,409 Bytes)
[Raft tank and temple at Madurai, India]. [2 April 1921].
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Wall, moat, and outer gate tower of the Hindu temple at Thanjavur]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. [2 April 1921]. jpg (60,616 Bytes)
[Wall, moat, and outer gate tower of the Hindu temple at Thanjavur]. [2 April 1921].
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Elephants and their mahouts at Alawatugoda, Ceylon]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 30 January 1924. jpg (64,585 Bytes)
[Elephants and their mahouts at Alawatugoda, Ceylon]. 30 January 1924.
Metadata Record [Wilbur A. Sawyer seated in a rickshaw in Jaffna, Ceylon]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 20 February 1924. jpg (56,761 Bytes)
[Wilbur A. Sawyer seated in a rickshaw in Jaffna, Ceylon]. 20 February 1924.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Ruth and Gertrude Sawyer with Freda Bage at their bungalow "Kudsia" in Colombo, Ceylon]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. February 1924. jpg (76,431 Bytes)
[Ruth and Gertrude Sawyer with Freda Bage at their bungalow "Kudsia" in Colombo, Ceylon]. February 1924.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [The Sawyer children and their ayah, Podihami, at their bungalow "Kudsia" in Colombo, Ceylon]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. February 1924. jpg (95,410 Bytes)
[The Sawyer children and their ayah, Podihami, at their bungalow "Kudsia" in Colombo, Ceylon]. February 1924.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [The Sawyer children at their bungalow "Kudsia" in Colombo, Ceylon]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. February 1924. jpg (65,474 Bytes)
[The Sawyer children at their bungalow "Kudsia" in Colombo, Ceylon]. February 1924.
Metadata Record [Sawyer family at their bungalow "Kudsia" in Colombo, Ceylon]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. February 1924. jpg (71,956 Bytes)
[Sawyer family at their bungalow "Kudsia" in Colombo, Ceylon]. February 1924.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [The Sawyer family at their bungalow "Kudsia" in Colombo, Ceylon]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. February 1924. jpg (90,208 Bytes)
[The Sawyer family at their bungalow "Kudsia" in Colombo, Ceylon]. February 1924.
Metadata Record [Wilbur A. Sawyer alighting from a bullock cart, Weligama Rest House, Ceylon]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 3 March 1924. jpg (89,519 Bytes)
[Wilbur A. Sawyer alighting from a bullock cart, Weligama Rest House, Ceylon]. 3 March 1924.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [The Taj Mahal immediately after sunset]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 7 March 1924. jpg (67,443 Bytes)
[The Taj Mahal immediately after sunset]. 7 March 1924.
Metadata Record [Wilbur A. Sawyer and Freda Bage at the palace ruins at Sigiri Rock, Ceylon]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 7 March 1924. jpg (69,831 Bytes)
[Wilbur A. Sawyer and Freda Bage at the palace ruins at Sigiri Rock, Ceylon]. 7 March 1924.
Metadata Record [Wilbur A. Sawyer and Dr. Thirumahah at the office of the hookworm campaign in Walajahpet, India]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 27 March 1924. jpg (49,154 Bytes)
[Wilbur A. Sawyer and Dr. Thirumahah at the office of the hookworm campaign in Walajahpet, India]. 27 March 1924.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Bathers in the Ganges River at Benares, India]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 6 April 1924. jpg (83,482 Bytes)
[Bathers in the Ganges River at Benares, India]. 6 April 1924.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [The entrance to the Suez Canal, from the S.S. Macedonia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 4 May 1924. jpg (51,337 Bytes)
[The entrance to the Suez Canal, from the S.S. Macedonia]. 4 May 1924.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [The S.S. Macedonia passing a ship in the Suez canal]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 4 May 1924. jpg (47,160 Bytes)
[The S.S. Macedonia passing a ship in the Suez canal]. 4 May 1924.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [P.S. Carley at a Malaria Survey Section's camp at Lake Huleh, Palestine]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 8 May 1924. jpg (84,697 Bytes)
[P.S. Carley at a Malaria Survey Section's camp at Lake Huleh, Palestine]. 8 May 1924.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Margaret, Ruth, and Gertrude Sawyer sightseeing in Jerusalem]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 13 May 1924. jpg (65,586 Bytes)
[Margaret, Ruth, and Gertrude Sawyer sightseeing in Jerusalem]. 13 May 1924.
Metadata Record [The Sawyer family at the foot of the first pyramid at Giza, Egypt]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 15 May 1924. jpg (66,912 Bytes)
[The Sawyer family at the foot of the first pyramid at Giza, Egypt]. 15 May 1924.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [The Sawyer family at the pyramids at Giza, Egypt]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 15 May 1924. jpg (71,805 Bytes)
[The Sawyer family at the pyramids at Giza, Egypt]. 15 May 1924.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [The Sawyer family at the Sphinx at Giza, Egypt]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 15 May 1924. jpg (67,293 Bytes)
[The Sawyer family at the Sphinx at Giza, Egypt]. 15 May 1924.
Metadata Record [Wilbur A. Sawyer, daughter Peggy, and their guide on top of the first pyramid at Giza, Egypt]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 15 May 1924. jpg (43,619 Bytes)
[Wilbur A. Sawyer, daughter Peggy, and their guide on top of the first pyramid at Giza, Egypt]. 15 May 1924.
Metadata Record [Wilbur A. Sawyer and International Health Board colleagues in Leesburg, Georgia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. [ca. 3 September 1924]. jpg (64,498 Bytes)
[Wilbur A. Sawyer and International Health Board colleagues in Leesburg, Georgia]. [ca. 3 September 1924].
Metadata Record [Wilbur A. Sawyer dipping for mosquito larvae in a cypress swamp in Leesburg, Georgia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. [ca. 3 September 1924]. jpg (113,415 Bytes)
[Wilbur A. Sawyer dipping for mosquito larvae in a cypress swamp in Leesburg, Georgia]. [ca. 3 September 1924].
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Rockefeller Foundation doctors crossing on a ferry near Leesburg, Georgia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. [ca. 5 September 1924]. jpg (65,308 Bytes)
[Rockefeller Foundation doctors crossing on a ferry near Leesburg, Georgia]. [ca. 5 September 1924].
Metadata Record Leach, Charles N. [John Howard Lidgett Cumpston and Wilbur A. Sawyer at the Malaria Station, Leesburg, Georgia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. [ca. 8 September 1924]. jpg (77,434 Bytes)
[John Howard Lidgett Cumpston and Wilbur A. Sawyer at the Malaria Station, Leesburg, Georgia]. [ca. 8 September 1924].
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [The Covington County Courthouse at Andalusia, Alabama]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. September 1924. jpg (55,786 Bytes)
[The Covington County Courthouse at Andalusia, Alabama]. September 1924.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Houses in Ibague, Colombia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 27 April 1925. jpg (73,780 Bytes)
[Houses in Ibague, Colombia]. 27 April 1925.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Side street in Ibague, Colombia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 27 April 1925. jpg (64,372 Bytes)
[Side street in Ibague, Colombia]. 27 April 1925.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Flooded houses on the banks of the Magdalena River below Girardot, Colombia]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 29 April 1925. jpg (68,456 Bytes)
[Flooded houses on the banks of the Magdalena River below Girardot, Colombia]. 29 April 1925.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Girardot, Colombia, from a raft on the Magdalena River]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 29 April 1925. jpg (66,054 Bytes)
[Girardot, Colombia, from a raft on the Magdalena River]. 29 April 1925.
Metadata Record [Wilbur A. Sawyer at the village office of the Yellow Fever Laboratory in Yaba, Nigeria]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. February 1927. jpg (59,927 Bytes)
[Wilbur A. Sawyer at the village office of the Yellow Fever Laboratory in Yaba, Nigeria]. February 1927.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [House in Oshogbo, Nigeria, in which two cases of yellow fever occurred]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 1927. jpg (36,692 Bytes)
[House in Oshogbo, Nigeria, in which two cases of yellow fever occurred]. 1927.
Metadata Record Sawyer, Wilbur A. [Rest house at Oshogbo, Nigeria]. Photographic Print. 1 Image. 1927. jpg (44,586 Bytes)
[Rest house at Oshogbo, Nigeria]. 1927.
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