English: Rat trappers in 1914, New Orleans. There was an outbreak of the bubonic plague in New Orleans. Officials, knowing that the plague was transmitted by fleas carried by rats, sent these men out to capture and kill the spreaders of disease.
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2007-10-29 00:17 Drop-atom 430×352× (131780 bytes) Rat trappers in 1914, New Orleans. There was an outbreak of the bubonic plague in New Orleans. Officials, knowing that the plague was transmitted by fleas carried by rats, sent these men out to capture and kill the spreaders of disease.
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