Title:

Notecard with photo of the yellow fever laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, and inset photos of rhesus monkeys in lower corners

Creator:

Soper, Fred Lowe, 1893-1977

Recipient:

Smith, H. H.

Date:

[ca. 1938]

Description:

This notecard was sent to H.H. Smith from Soper as a Christmas card. Rhesus monkeys were the first animals discovered to be susceptible to yellow fever, and this made it possible to do antibody tests for yellow fever.

Original Repository:

Rockefeller Archive Center

Location:

Box: 29

Rights:

Courtesy of the Rockefeller Archive Center.

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Genre:

Photographic prints
Letters (correspondence)

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Rockefeller Archive Center. 357

Legacy ID:

VVBBFM

NLM ID:

101584650X73

Profiles Collection:

The Fred L. Soper Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584650X73

Story Section:

Fighting Yellow Fever and Malaria in Brazil, 1928-1942