We talk to Professor Catherine Walshe about this card, which signified the presence of Diphtheria in Lancaster in the 1930s. We discuss how the disease spread, how people coped with it, and the parallels that can be drawn with the COVID pandemic.
83. Roman Surgical Forceps
82. Hornby Castle Print
81. Rembrandt Intaglio Election Print
80. Nicholsons Shipbuilder’s Stencil
79. 9th Century Mount
78. China Lane Photograph
77. Silver Seal Matrix
76. Canal Subscription Notebook
75. Super Swimming Stadium Model
74. Lead Flax Seal
73. Chatsworth Logbook
72. Watercolour of Heysham and Ibo Boy
71. Grand Theatre Photograph
70. Market People Crossing Lancaster Sands by David Cox
69. Sun Gods Photograph
68. Labour Demonstration Postcard
67. Sam Thompson Photograph of William Townley
66. Victoria Wood Photograph
65. Leaf-Shaped Arrowhead
64. Thomas Hutton Rawlinson Portrait
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