Rat Guards on Ship
Subject:
Bubonic plague, Extermination, Galveston Plague Laboratory, Hazard signs, Seawall (Galveston, Texas), United States Public Health Service
Geographic Area:
Galveston, Texas
Date:
1920
Archives:
Moody Medical Library - Bubonic Plague Strikes Galveston
Description:
Rat guards on ship mooring lines. All lines had to be rat proofed to eliminate possible transfer of plague rats from ship to port.