Blackleg Vaccine Kit

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Blackleg vaccine Kit instructions
Blackleg vaccine Kit instructions

Object Details

maker

Pasteur Vaccine Company

Description

An inscription on the lid of the wooden box reads “Black Leg Vaccine / PASTEUR VACCINE CO. / CHICAGO.” The Pasteur Vaccine Co., of Chicago, was in business by 1897. Blackleg is an infectious, non-contagious disease that affects cows and sheep.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

late 19th century

ID Number

1981.0584.001

accession number

1981.0584

catalog number

1981.0584.001

Object Name

biological, veterinary

vaccine, blackleg, kit

Other Terms

Black Leg Vaccine Kit; Vaccines; Biologicals; Drugs; Non-Liquid

place made

United States: Illinois, Chicago

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

The Antibody Initiative

Health & Medicine

Antibody Initiative: Veterinary Vaccines and Serums

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Vaccines

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-8f30-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_725437