Title:

Emergency cemetery for malaria victims in Ceara, Brazil

Date:

1934

Description:

Scenes like this were common in malaria epidemic areas; people died so rapidly and in such numbers that local cemeteries ran out of room.

Location:

Box: 28

Rights:

Courtesy of Fred L. Soper.

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Genre:

Photographic prints

Subject:

Burial

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Legacy ID:

VVBBBW

NLM ID:

101584650X18

Profiles Collection:

The Fred L. Soper Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584650X18

Story Section:

Fighting Yellow Fever and Malaria in Brazil, 1928-1942