Man receiving a plague inoculation from a doctor in a light suit outside a thatched office labeled Central Office District No 5, Bombay.

Inoculation against plague, Bombay, 1896-1897

A shirtless man stands outdoors while a European doctor in a light suit and pith helmet-style hat prepares an injection on his arm. Behind them a thatched building bears a sign reading Central Office District No 5, with a table of bottles and instruments at right.

Artist: Clifton & Co.
Date: [1896/1897]
Medium: Photographic prints Photographs
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 3137 px

Download full size

Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1897.
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

black and white photograph albumen print medical history historical photograph colonial india public health bombay plague epidemic vaccination