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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Dr. Bim Smith pretends to vaccinate Nella West while Mrs. Smith watches. Dr. Smith leans over Nella, who has her arm up on the table. Mrs. Smith has her hand on Nella's back. A glass bottle, bowls, notebooks, and a lamp sit on the table. Pictures hang on the walls and there is a fireplace in the background. At the right, curtains cover a bookcase. Nella A. West was H. H. West's sister. Text from negative sleeve: 1777. Los Angeles, California. 240 South Griffin Ave., about 1900. 1. The actual vaccination of Nella A. West by Dr Bim Smith in our library. Will P. Mead is looking on. This film is badly scratched. 2. The vaccination film made such a hit that some weeks later when Dr Bim Smith and his mother were at the house, we made another set up similar to the actual, but used better dishes, and Mrs Smith looked on instead of Will Mead who was present at the actual vaccination. 2 films.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1777_001 ark:/21198/zz002hv3m8
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Vaccinations--California--Los Angeles West, Nella Adeline, 1874-1941 Smith, Bim, 1872-1954 Smith, Mrs
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