Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Spraying the Exhibition Building at the U.P. State Fair |
Catalog Number |
A-2013.08.143 |
Collection |
Bernard Schultz photo collection |
Object Name |
Photograph, Black-and-White |
Date |
c. 1948 |
Photographer |
Schultz, Bernard |
Description |
A truck marked "Michigan Department of Health DDT Demonstration Unit" . Three men are operating a DDT sprayer. On back: " Spraying with 1% DDT. Fred Westheimer, Michigan Dept. of Health, Lansing, William Hendrickson, Delta County Sanitarian and Gayhart Carlson. The entrances and interiors of all the buildings were sprayed." None of the men is wearing any type of protective gear and at least one is smoking. The exterior of the building is in good shape. |
Search Terms |
Exhibition Building (U.P. State Fair) Upper Peninsula State Fair, Escanaba |
Caption |
Spraying DDT at the Fair Grounds |
Orig/copy |
Original |
Subjects |
Exhibition buildings Fairs Health education Insecticides Workers |
People |
Carlson, Gayhart Hendrickson, William Westheimer, Fred |