Digital Snapshots
Mississippi State Department of Health Photographs
This “Digital Snapshot” Exhibit features photographs from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) Mississippi State Department of Health Photograph Album, ca. 1930 Series digitized collection.
This photographic collection from the Mississippi State Department of Health highlights medical conditions across the state in the first half of the twentieth-century. The photographs capture Mississippi leaders' efforts to combat major health concerns like tuberculosis and malaria, attempts to professionalize medical practices, and support early health education through home health programs.
Funding for this Digital Snapshot Exhibit was provided by the Mississippi Humanities Council.
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MSDH Album History
Read a contextual essay and access secondary sources.
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Snapshot Exhibit
Browse a "Snapshot" of photographs from the full MSDH Album, ca. 1930s collection.
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Educator Resources
Access K-12 activities based on images in this Snapshot.
Cite images according to the following structure:
Original Creator, “Title,” Unique Resource Identifier, Series Number and Title, Archival Repository, image URL.
Example:
Mississippi State Department of Health, “State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Page 2; ca. 1930s,” 73650-02-phot, Series 2176: Mississippi State Department of Health Photograph Album, ca. 1930s, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, www.dh-mdah.org/msdh-p2-state-tb-sanat.
Suggested bibliographic citation format for items in this exhibit: