M0010013: Two hens infected by spirillosis

Previous title, replaced February 2021: Hen infected by syphillis

Reproduction of a photograph of two hens infected with spirillosis. On the left an untreated hen four days after infection. On the right, a hen infected at the same time but treated with "606" (Salvaesan) two days later. The photograph is from an unknown publication.

29 May 1947

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.