Afghan saddling his riding camel, Afghan camp, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia Afghan saddling his riding camel, Afghan camp, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Contributor(s): Sawyer, Wilbur A. Publication: Produced: 21 March 1920 Language(s): No linguistic content Format: Still image Subject(s): Australia Genre(s): Archival Materials Photographic prints Abstract: In the summer of 1919, Sawyer and his family moved to Brisbane, Australia, to head the Rockefeller Foundation's new hookworm control campaign there. Early in 1920 he spent several months visiting the campaign's regional sites and surveying other possible sites. Visiting the mining town of Broken Hill in western New South Wales, Sawyer was surprised to find an Afghani pack train carrying goods to outlying areas.. NOTE: The bottom half of the original photograph is discolored. Copyright: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information) Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584931X39 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: LWBBCW Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584931X39 Archival Collection: The Wilbur A. Sawyer Papers (Profiles in Science)