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Vaccine Points - Smallpox - Mulford

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  • From the online exhibition 'Whatever Happened to Polio?'

    Object Details

    maker

    H. K. Mulford Company

    Location

    Currently not on view

    date made

    ca 1900

    ID Number

    1978.0882.24

    catalog number

    1978.0882.24

    accession number

    1978.0882

    Object Name

    biological
    vaccine, smallpox

    Physical Description

    ivory (overall material)
    wood (container material)
    glass (container material)

    Measurements

    overall, wooden tube: 2 1/4 in x 1/2 in; x 5.715 cm x 1.27 cm

    place made

    United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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    Medicine and Science: Medicine
    The Antibody Initiative
    Health & Medicine
    Antibody Initiative: Smallpox

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-819e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_725473

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    Eradicating Smallpox

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