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BE SURE! BE SAFE! GET VACCINATED! Smallpox, Vaccination and Civil Liberties in New York

May 15, 2012 - September 02, 2012
A discourse upon vaccination, or, Kine-pock inoculation: with remarks upon the occasional prevalence of the small-pox, and the measures necessary to prevent it.
At the Gates, Our Safety Depends upon Official Vigilance.
Certificate of Protection from Smallpox
1902
Certificate of Vaccination
1882
Riverside Hospital—North Brother Island
The Killer that Stalked New York
1950
Creative: Tronvig Group