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| Title | U.S. Quarantine Station, 1905 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1905 |
| Caption | The United States Public Health Service inspected all ships entering American waters from foreign ports. This was to make sure that no one on board was sick with smallpox, yellow fever, or any other contagious diseases. If sickness was found, the ship and its crew had to stay at a quarantine station until they were given a clean bill of health. This helped keep diseases from entering the United States.
This photo shows the U.S. Quarantine Station at Diamond Point, on Discovery Bay, west of Port Townsend. |
| Subjects | Public health; Quarantines; United States. Public Health Service |
| Places | Diamond Point (Wash.); Discovery Bay (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.7345 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 6.5 x 8.5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 3, 218 |
