Quarantined - Contagious Disease In This House - By Order of the Fulton County Board of Health

Description (Brief):

White paper with black print. Declares a house to be quarantined due to contagious disease. Ordered by the Fulton County Board of Health. "QUARANTINED" in large, bold letters, in the center of the sign.

Date Made: ca 1941

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: Gift of Jack Warner

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2005.3018.01Nonaccession Number: 2005.3018Catalog Number: 2005.3018.01

Object Name: quarantine sign

Measurements: overall: 22.8 cm x 33.3 cm; 9 in x 13 1/8 inoverall: 13 in x 8 7/8 in; 33.02 cm x 22.5425 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-9b5e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1281629

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