Title:

Wilbur A. Sawyer dipping for mosquito larvae in a cypress swamp in Leesburg, Georgia

Date:

[ca. 3 September 1924]

Description:

Dr. Sawyer was in Georgia and Alabama inspecting malaria and hookworm control programs from late August to early October 1924, while his family finished a vacation in northern Michigan and prepared to move back to New York City. In this photo, he was taking samples of mosquito larvae from a swamp near Leesburg, Georgia with Dr. M. E. Barnes.

Location:

Box: 2. Folder: 4

Rights:

Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine.

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Genre:

Photographic prints

Subject:

Public Health and Malaria

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Legacy ID:

LWBBLH

NLM ID:

101584931X174

Profiles Collection:

The Wilbur A. Sawyer Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584931X174

Story Section:

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