Black-and-white photograph of a village street in Mandalay with thatched houses, an ox and cart, men standing, and a smoky fire in the foreground.

Plague disinfection in Mandalay, 1906 photograph

A black-and-white photograph of a village street with thatched wooden houses and tall trees. Men in light clothing and hats stand near a wagon hitched to an ox, while a smoldering fire burns in the foreground. A figure in white walks blurred on the right.

Artist: Criouleansky & Marshall, Artists and Photographers (Mandalay, Burma)
Date: 1906
Medium: Gelatin silver prints Photographs
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 2836 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1906.
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20th century 1900s 1906 gelatin silver print disinfection vintage photograph village street plague epidemic historical photography colonial era thatched houses burma