Title:

Fred L. Soper and Amaral Machado in the doorway of the Health Department building, Bahia, Brazil

Creator:

Sawyer, Wilbur A.

Date:

11 June 1934

Description:

In 1934, Dr. Sawyer made another trip to Brazil to inspect yellow fever control activities, including an investigation of a puzzling outbreak of the disease in a rural region. The Yellow Fever Service was run collaboratively by the Rockefeller Foundation and the Brazilian government. Local public health officials were key personnel in this program.. NOTE: The left half of the original photograph is washed out, and lighter than the right half.

Location:

Box: 12. Folder: 6

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Photographic prints

Subject:

Yellow Fever and Brazil

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Legacy ID:

LWBBGX

NLM ID:

101584931X103

Profiles Collection:

The Wilbur A. Sawyer Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584931X103

Story Section:

The Yellow Fever Laboratory: Rockefeller Foundation, 1928-1937