- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Office of Malaria Control in War Areas
- Date of Original:
- 1953
- Subject:
- United States. Office of Malaria Control in War Areas
Buildings--Georgia--Macon
Porches--Georgia--Macon
Trees--Georgia--Macon
Public health--Georgia--Macon
Malaria--Prevention
Diseases
Macon (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- A Malaria Control in War Areas building in Newtown, 1953. The MCWA was created during World War II to help control the spread of malaria, carried by mosquitoes, in the South, particularly in areas around military bases
Photograph of a Malaria Control in War Areas building in Newtown, Georgia, 1953. The single-story structure sits among tall trees. A large screened-in room comprises the right half of the building. The MCWA was created during World War II to help control the spread of malaria, carried by mosquitoes, in the South, particularly in areas around military bases. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/malaria/m-3923/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/malaria
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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