Black-and-white photo of a small wooden A-frame hut with open doors and a cot inside, beside a tree and grass in a tropical setting.

Wooden triangular isolation hut, Mauritius, c. 1910-1930

A black-and-white photograph of a steeply pitched, A-frame wooden hut with horizontal planks and an open door, showing a cot with a white cloth inside. A tree, tall grass, a stone wall and a palm tree surround the bare ground, with a second hut behind.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 1910-1930
Medium: Photographic prints
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 3032 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1930.
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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