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Warning Smallpox - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health - An inmate of this house is known to have been exposed to Smallpox

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    Object Details

    maker

    Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

    Location

    Currently not on view

    date made

    after 1919-06-06

    ID Number

    2005.3094.05

    catalog number

    2005.3094.05

    nonaccession number

    2005.3094

    Object Name

    quarantine sign, smallpox

    Physical Description

    cardboard (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 10 in x 6 7/8 in; 25.4 cm x 17.4625 cm
    overall: 17.5 cm x 25.3 cm; 6 7/8 in x 9 15/16 in

    place made

    United States: Pennsylvania

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

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-0e58-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1317407

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    Eradicating Smallpox

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