Tuberculosis battle map, Wash. D.C. Miss Mildred Showalter of Washington, dressed as the Spirit of the Double-barred cross of the anti- tuberculosis movement throughout the world, points to various battlefronts throughout the world where the fight is being carried on against the "White Plague." On Nov. 26, ambassadors from various countries will give radio reports on progress of their countries and officially launch this ... campaign in the United States, 112535
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A nun standing in front of a map of the world, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection
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On sleeve: Please credit Harris & Ewing photos.
Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.
General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec
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The Harris & Ewing, Inc. Collection of photographic negatives includes glass and film negatives taken by Harris & Ewing, Inc., which provide excellent coverage of Washington people, events, and architecture, during the period 1905-1945. Harris & Ewing, Inc., gave its collection of negatives to the Library in 1955. The Library retained about 50,000 news photographs and 20,000 studio portraits of notable people. Approximately 28,000 negatives have been processed and are available online. (About 42,000 negatives still need to be indexed.)
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