Small Pox Quarantine Sign - McPherson County Health Department

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Pierson, Weir
Description (Brief)
Yellow cardboard sign with black print. "SMALL POX / Isolation of patient until all scabs and crusts have disappeared. / Contacts released after successful vaccination. / McPherson County Health Department"
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
In Memory of Dr. and Mrs. Weir Pierson from their children
ca 1950
ID Number
2013.3021.06
nonaccession number
2013.3021
catalog number
2013.3021.06
Object Name
quarantine sign, smallpox
Physical Description
cardboard (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 11 in x 13 7/8 in; 27.94 cm x 35.2425 cm
overall: 27.9 cm x 35.4 cm; 10 31/32 in x 13 15/16 in
place made
United States: Kansas, McPherson
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National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_1446259
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-e6e6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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