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Girardot, Colombia, from a raft on the Magdalena River

Title:: Girardot, Colombia, from a raft on the Magdalena River
Creator:: Sawyer, Wilbur A.
Date:: 29 April 1925
Description:: From March 18 to June 23, 1925, Dr. Sawyer traveled to Colombia to inspect the hookworm and malaria control programs there and visit local health departments. The journey to Bogata took him up the Magdalena River by boat and, on this flooded stretch, by balsa-wood raft. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Girardot from a raft on the river. Rio Magdalena in flood. April 29, 1925."
Location:: Box: 11. Folder: 2
Rights:: Public Domain
Genre:: Photographic prints
Subject:: Hookworm Infections, Malaria, and Colombia
Format:: Still Image
Extent:: 1 pages
Legacy ID:: LWBBFH
NLM ID:: 101584931X69
Profiles Collection:: The Wilbur A. Sawyer Papers
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584931X69
Story Section:: From Hookworm to Yellow Fever: Rockefeller Foundation, 1919-1927