Black-and-white photograph of a corner building with shuttered windows, a figure beside a wall with small marks, and a busy street with carts.

Plague house in Bombay with marked wall, 1896

A black-and-white photograph of a corner building of several storeys with shuttered windows, shopfronts and a dark doorway, on a sunlit street. A figure stands near the wall, which bears a pattern of small marks, while carts and people crowd the street beyond.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 1896
Medium: Albumen prints Photographs
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 2827 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1896.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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