Viral

Plague Inspectors

  • TypeImage
  • Time2021-05-24
  • Sourcefield research
  • VenueHarbin
  • CopyrightJun Shen

"During the plague epidemic of 1921, Harbin was divided into five quarantine districts with police, ambulancemen, inspectors, and disinfectant units, and train compartments were requisitioned for use as isolation wards." Photo taken at the Archive Exhibition of the Wo Lien-teh Memorial Hospital, Harbin, 2021.