- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Disinfecting Wharves on Blackbeard Island
- Publisher:
- Kondratas, Ramunas. Images from the History of The Public Health Service. Rockville, Md.: U.S. Dept. Health and Human Services, Public Health Service
- Date of Original:
- 1994
- Subject:
- Barrier islands--Georgia
Public health--Georgia--Blackbeard Island
Quarantine--Georgia--Blackbeard Island
Ships--Health regulations--Georgia
Ships--Georgia--Blackbeard Island
Docks--Georgia--Blackbeard Island
Ships--Disinfection--Georgia--Blackbeard Island
Blackbeard Island (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, McIntosh County, Blackbeard Island, 31.51606, -81.19593
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Ships entering Georgia ports reported first to the disinfecting wharves of the South Atlantic Quarantine Station, which was established in 1883 on Blackbeard Island for the detention and treatment of ship crews and cargoes infected with yellow fever.
Photograph of ships docked at disinfecting wharves of the South Atlantic Quarantine Station Ships on Blackbeard Island, Georgia. Ships entering Georgia ports reported first to the disinfecting wharves of the South Atlantic Quarantine Station, which was established in 1883 on Blackbeard Island for the detention and treatment of ship crews and cargoes infected with yellow fever. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/blackbeard-island/m-4158/
- Rights Holder:
- From Images from the History of The Public Health Service, by R. Kondratas
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/blackbeard-island
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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