Title:

Typhus in Naples (page 2 of 2)

Creator:

United Press International
Brandt, Bert
Newsreel Pool

Date:

28 February 1944

Description:

This two-page feature shows the de-lousing of civilians using DDT.. The photographs feature Dr. C. M. Wheeler, a colleague of Soper and Rockefeller Foundation worker. Though Soper is not mentioned directly in this article, he was in charge of parts of the campaign. The article shows how the de-lousing efforts were presented to Americans.

Periodical:

Life

Publisher:

Time, Inc.

Location:

Box: Map Case. Folder: Drawer 7

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of United Press International.

Genre:

Articles
Photographic prints

Subject:

Lice Infestations, Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne, and Italy

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Relation:

Typhus in Naples (page 1 of 2), 1944

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Brandt, Bert, United Press International, and Newsreel Pool. "Typhus in Naples" (page 2 of 2). Life 16, 9 (28 February 1944): 37. Article. Photographic Print. 1 Image.. Life

Legacy ID:

VVBBGB

NLM ID:

101584650X85

Profiles Collection:

The Fred L. Soper Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584650X85

Story Section:

World War II: Typhus Fever and Malaria in the Mediterranean