Wilbur A. Sawyer and his staff of the State Hygienic Laboratory in Hanford, California Wilbur A. Sawyer and his staff of the State Hygienic Laboratory in Hanford, California

Publication: Produced: 16 April 1914 Language(s): No linguistic content Format: Still image Subject(s): Typhoid Fever Public Health California Genre(s): Archival Materials Photographic prints Abstract: Sawyer became director of the State Hygienic Laboratory in Berkeley in 1910. He and his staff were responsible for tracing disease epidemics and halting their spread when possible. Here they posed together after tracking down the source of a typhoid epidemic in Hanford. Sawyer is fourth from right in photo. The caption on the back of the photograph reads "'Clean-up Squad,' Hanford, Cal. April 16, 1914. (Typhoid epidemic due to a carrier.)" Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584931X28 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: LWBBCJ Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584931X28 Archival Collection: The Wilbur A. Sawyer Papers (Profiles in Science)