Small Pox / Typhus Fever - This Notice is Posted in Compliance with Law

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description
A doublesided quarantine sign - one side indicates the presence of typhus fever, while the other side indicates the presence of small pox. On the sign is printed:
Small Pox / Typhus Fever - This Notice is Posted in Compliance with Law. "Every person who shall wilfully tear down, remove or deface any notice posted in compliance with law shall be fined not more than seven dollars." --General Statutes of Connecticut, Revision of 1902, Sec, 1173. --Town Health Officer.
Location
Currently not on view
after 1902
ID Number
2005.3080.03
nonaccession number
2005.3080
catalog number
2005.3080.03
Object Name
quarantine sign, typhus, small pox
Measurements
overall: 9 1/4 in x 6 1/4 in; 23.495 cm x 15.875 cm
place made
United States: Connecticut
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Record ID
nmah_1292349
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-acbf-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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