Photo Record
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![EAA, [Quarantine: James W. Wadsworth disinfecting boat and ship], ca.1895](https://s3.amazonaws.com/pastperfectonline/images/museum_1172/003/thumbs/19959158.jpg)
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1995.9.158 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Title |
[Quarantine: James W. Wadsworth disinfecting boat and large ship] |
Photographer |
Austen, Alice, 1866-1952 |
Collection |
Alice Austen House Museum Collection |
Date |
ca. 1895 |
Description |
Original black and white print. View of the James W. Wadsworth disinfecting boat and a large ship. Quarantine boats like the James W. Wadsworth would pull along side boats entering the harbor so doctors could board to look for sick passengers. If they found any sick passengers they would take them on their boat to the quarantine station. |
Print size |
8 x 10 in. |
Medium |
Photographic Paper |
Search Terms |
Quarantine |
Subjects |
Boats Immigrants Immigration stations Quarantines Ships |