CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, 1945-11-05. ACTIVITIES OF THE MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT WHERE VOLUNTEERS FROM THE ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Cairns
Accession Number 119063
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, 1945-11-05. ACTIVITIES OF THE MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT WHERE VOLUNTEERS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES OFFER THEMSELVES FOR USE IN EXPERIMENTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST MALARIA. MOSQUITO BREEDING CAGES. MOSQUITOES ARE FED ON SLICES OF APPLE AND HUMAN BLOOD. CAGES OF ADULTS ON RACKS IN BACKGROUND. (PHOTOGRAPHER LIEUTENANT R KEAM).