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Photo Collections: Seattle-King County Department of Public Health

tuberculosis screening  
X-ray screening for tuberculosis,
Seattle, January 1, 1960
(Photo ID: 90.2.2378)
 
   
public health nurse  
Public Health nurse with woman and children,
c. 1951
(Photo ID: 90.2.0984)
 
   
parade float  
Parade float promoting dental health, Seattle,
c. 1911. (Sign on float reads, "A Healthy Mouth Makes a Healthy Child. Examinations Show 97% of Public School Children Have Diseased Mouths...)"
(Photo ID: 90.2.0065)
 

Series 112-275: Public Health photograph file, 1909-1970

Photograph prints and negatives of Seattle and King County Health Departments' activities, including documentation of sanitation problems and public health staff at work. Major topics include housing conditions, garbage dumps, the Cedar River watershed, and public health programs. Includes about 2000 distinct images; many exist as both print and negative.

  garbage collection
  Curbside garbage collection, Seattle,
c. 1920s
(Photo ID: 90.2.0834)

 

Updated: September 5, 2001


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