Geology & health lessons, children in classroom, Tunisia

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Geology & health lessons, children in classroom, Tunisia
Geology & health lessons, children in classroom, Tunisia
Artist/Maker (French-Swiss, born Hungary, 1906 – 2003)
Date1959
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 3/4 × 9 1/4 in. (29.8 × 23.5 cm) Sheet: 11 3/4 × 9 1/4 in. (29.8 × 23.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2025.30.39
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Markings Verso, bottom middle (black ink stamp): "ALMASY:
Inscribed Verso, top left corner (pencil): "PAL-2552"
Verso, bottom middle (pencil): "6"
Sewing lessons are still very frequent. Many women born in small villages in the bush never held a needle in their fingers before registering for the "Foyers Social" classes given by the Red Cross, Leopoldville, the Belgian Congo (now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Sewing lessons are still very frequent. Many women born in small villages in the bush never held a needle in their fingers before registering for the "Foyers Social" classes given by the Red Cross, Leopoldville, the Belgian Congo (now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Paul Almásy
Date: 1959
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.75
Peru - background: Health and progress. Health and Progress is the central theme of a special issue of World Health devoted to Latin America. Its shows the mutual dependence of the various components of well-being, in which health as a social service is included. It also stresses that only harmonious planned development can bring about progress. Improvement and modernization of working conditions make a better life, better health and a higher yield. Clearing the jungle in Lorato Province
Peru - background: Health and progress. Health and Progress is the central theme of a special issue of World Health devoted to Latin America. Its shows the mutual dependence of the various components of well-being, in which health as a social service is included. It also stresses that only harmonious planned development can bring about progress. Improvement and modernization of working conditions make a better life, better health and a higher yield. Clearing the jungle in Lorato Province
Paul Almásy
Date: c. 1960
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.171
Guatemala - Rural health: The villager meets 20th Century: San Jorge (Guatemala) with its 800 inhabitants is a village like 10,000 others in Latin America (65% of the population is rural in Central America, 58% in South America). From the health point of view, rural populations present a complex problem and in most countries rural health services are only now taking root, San Jorge.
Guatemala - Rural health: The villager meets 20th Century: San Jorge (Guatemala) with its 800 inhabitants is a village like 10,000 others in Latin America (65% of the population is rural in Central America, 58% in South America). From the health point of view, rural populations present a complex problem and in most countries rural health services are only now taking root, San Jorge.
Paul Almásy
Date: 1960-1969
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.168
Builders and doctors in Brasilia: Brasilia, the most modern capital city in the world has 65,000 inhabitants in 1959. Today, its population totals 250,000. In three years this figure will increase to 500,000. Since the first foundations were laid, builders and doctors worked closely together, first of all to see to it that the 60,000 workers who took part in building the new city stayed in good health, then to prevent the town from being invaded by the diseases of bush and forest. Immigrants' health is checked systematically on the road into Brasilia, while specialists study the flora and fauna of the environment in order to discover possible sources of dangerous diseases. Dr. Cattete Pinheiro, Brazilian Minister of Health, at the window of his office.
Builders and doctors in Brasilia: Brasilia, the most modern capital city in the world has 65,000 inhabitants in 1959. Today, its population totals 250,000. In three years this figure will increase to 500,000. Since the first foundations were laid, builders and doctors worked closely together, first of all to see to it that the 60,000 workers who took part in building the new city stayed in good health, then to prevent the town from being invaded by the diseases of bush and forest. Immigrants' health is checked systematically on the road into Brasilia, while specialists study the flora and fauna of the environment in order to discover possible sources of dangerous diseases. Dr. Cattete Pinheiro, Brazilian Minister of Health, at the window of his office.
Paul Almásy
Date: c. 1960
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.175
Men gather for a talk on health education, Middle East (likely Jordan)
Men gather for a talk on health education, Middle East (likely Jordan)
Paul Almásy
Date: mid 20th century
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.16
Builders and doctors in Brasilia: Brasilia, the most modern capital city in the world has 65,000 inhabitants in 1959. Today, its population totals 250,000. In three years, this figure will increase to 500,000. Since the first foundations were laid, builders and doctors have worked closely together, first to see to it that the 60,000 workers who took part in building the new city stayed in good health; then to prevent the town from being invaded by diseases of the bush and forest. Immigrants' health are checked systematically on the roads in order to discover possible sources of dangerous disease.
Builders and doctors in Brasilia: Brasilia, the most modern capital city in the world has 65,000 inhabitants in 1959. Today, its population totals 250,000. In three years, this figure will increase to 500,000. Since the first foundations were laid, builders and doctors have worked closely together, first to see to it that the 60,000 workers who took part in building the new city stayed in good health; then to prevent the town from being invaded by diseases of the bush and forest. Immigrants' health are checked systematically on the roads in order to discover possible sources of dangerous disease.
Paul Almásy
Date: 1960-1969
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.169
Builders and doctors in Brasilia: Brasilia, the most modern capital city in the world has 65,000 inhabitants in 1959. Today, its population totals 250,000. In three years this figure will increase to 500,000. Since the first foundations were laid, builders and doctors worked closely together, first of all to see to it that the 60,000 workers who took part in building the new city stayed in good health, then to prevent the town from being invaded by the diseases of bush and forest. Immigrants' health is checked systematically on the road into Brasilia, while specialists study the flora and fauna of the environment in order to discover possible sources of dangerous diseases. The cathedral under construction. Ca. 1960s
Builders and doctors in Brasilia: Brasilia, the most modern capital city in the world has 65,000 inhabitants in 1959. Today, its population totals 250,000. In three years this figure will increase to 500,000. Since the first foundations were laid, builders and doctors worked closely together, first of all to see to it that the 60,000 workers who took part in building the new city stayed in good health, then to prevent the town from being invaded by the diseases of bush and forest. Immigrants' health is checked systematically on the road into Brasilia, while specialists study the flora and fauna of the environment in order to discover possible sources of dangerous diseases. The cathedral under construction. Ca. 1960s
Paul Almásy
Date: c. 1960
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.170
Builders and doctors in Brasilia: Brasilia, the most modern capital city in the world has 65,000 inhabitants in 1959. Today, its population totals 250,000. In three years, this figure will increase to 500,000. Since the first foundations were laid, builders and doctors have worked closely together, first to see to it that the 60,000 workers who took part in building the new city stayed in good health; then to prevent the town from being invaded by diseases of the bush and forest. Immigrants' health are checked systematically on the roads in order to discover possible sources of dangerous disease.
Builders and doctors in Brasilia: Brasilia, the most modern capital city in the world has 65,000 inhabitants in 1959. Today, its population totals 250,000. In three years, this figure will increase to 500,000. Since the first foundations were laid, builders and doctors have worked closely together, first to see to it that the 60,000 workers who took part in building the new city stayed in good health; then to prevent the town from being invaded by diseases of the bush and forest. Immigrants' health are checked systematically on the roads in order to discover possible sources of dangerous disease.
Paul Almásy
Date: c. 1960
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.172
Builders and doctors in Brasilia: Brasilia, the most modern capital city in the world has 65,000 inhabitants in 1959. Today, its population totals 250,000. In three years this figure will increase to 500,000. Since the first foundations were laid, builders and doctors worked closely together, first of all to see to it that the 60,000 workers who took part in building the new city stayed in good health, then to prevent the town from being invaded by the diseases of bush and forest. Immigrants' health is checked systematically on the road into Brasilia, while specialists study the flora and fauna of the environment in order to discover possible sources of dangerous diseases. Building sights in the center of town.
Builders and doctors in Brasilia: Brasilia, the most modern capital city in the world has 65,000 inhabitants in 1959. Today, its population totals 250,000. In three years this figure will increase to 500,000. Since the first foundations were laid, builders and doctors worked closely together, first of all to see to it that the 60,000 workers who took part in building the new city stayed in good health, then to prevent the town from being invaded by the diseases of bush and forest. Immigrants' health is checked systematically on the road into Brasilia, while specialists study the flora and fauna of the environment in order to discover possible sources of dangerous diseases. Building sights in the center of town.
Paul Almásy
Date: 1960-1969
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.174
Builders and doctors in Brasilia: Brasilia, the most modern capital city in the world has 65,000 inhabitants in 1959. Today, its population totals 250,000. In three years this figure will increase to 500,000. Since the first foundations were laid, builders and doctors worked closely together, first of all to see to it that the 60,000 workers who took part in building the new city stayed in good health, then to prevent the town from being invaded by the diseases of bush and forest. Immigrants' health is checked systematically on the road into Brasilia, while specialists study the flora and fauna of the environment in order to discover possible sources of dangerous diseases. Building sights in the center of town.
Builders and doctors in Brasilia: Brasilia, the most modern capital city in the world has 65,000 inhabitants in 1959. Today, its population totals 250,000. In three years this figure will increase to 500,000. Since the first foundations were laid, builders and doctors worked closely together, first of all to see to it that the 60,000 workers who took part in building the new city stayed in good health, then to prevent the town from being invaded by the diseases of bush and forest. Immigrants' health is checked systematically on the road into Brasilia, while specialists study the flora and fauna of the environment in order to discover possible sources of dangerous diseases. Building sights in the center of town.
Paul Almásy
Date: c. 1960s
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.176
Colombia - smallpox: A campaign for the eradication of smallpox is taking place in Colombia. A WHO assisted national team goes from village to village and from house to house investigating the state of health of the people and vaccinating the whole population against smallpox. Our photos show the work of the team in the province of Atlántico, a mountainous and arid region near Barranquilla
Colombia - smallpox: A campaign for the eradication of smallpox is taking place in Colombia. A WHO assisted national team goes from village to village and from house to house investigating the state of health of the people and vaccinating the whole population against smallpox. Our photos show the work of the team in the province of Atlántico, a mountainous and arid region near Barranquilla
Paul Almásy
Date: 1960-1969
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.173
Berber homesteaders, region of Beja, Tunisia
Berber homesteaders, region of Beja, Tunisia
Pierre Verger
Date: c. 1948 - 1953
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.286