The parents of a small boy who died from plague stand next to his corpse which lies on a white cloth upon a table, during the epidemic of plague in Bombay. Photograph attributed to Captain C. Moss, 1897.

  • Moss, C., Captain, active approximately 1897.
Date:
[1897?]
Reference:
37926i
Part of:
The Bombay plague epidemic of 1896-1897: work of the Bombay Plague Committee. Photographs attributed to Capt. C. Moss, 1897.
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Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1897?] ([Bombay?])

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint, albumen ; image 10.3 x 14.4 cm

Lettering

The death of little Jacky from plague. A negro boy. His parents on the left. Lettering printed onto small white label attached to mount

Reference

Wellcome Collection 37926i

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  • album containing ca. 87 photographs

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