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Narrow Karachi street of whitewashed walls and wooden balconies, with men in turbans and a uniformed figure in a helmet.

Plague-infected house, Karachi, India. Photograph, 1897.

A shadowy narrow street lined with whitewashed walls, carved wooden balconies and a stone stairway leads toward a group of men in turbans and a uniformed figure in a pith helmet. Numerals and a letter are marked on a wall at right. This albumen print shows a street scene in Karachi, India, in 1897.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1897
Medium
Albumen prints Photographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3438 × 4000 px
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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

Español: Casa infectada por la peste, Karachi, India, 1897

Una calle estrecha y en sombra, bordeada de muros encalados, balcones de madera tallada y una escalinata de piedra, conduce hacia un grupo de hombres con turbante y una figura uniformada con casco colonial. A la derecha, en una pared, hay números y una letra pintados. Esta copia en albúmina muestra una escena callejera en Karachi, India, en 1897.

Português: Casa infectada pela peste, Karachi, Índia, 1897

Uma rua estreita e sombria, ladeada por muros caiados, balcões de madeira entalhada e uma escadaria de pedra, leva a um grupo de homens de turbante e a uma figura fardada de capacete colonial. À direita, na parede, há números e uma letra pintados. Esta cópia em albumina mostra uma cena de rua em Karachi, Índia, em 1897.

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