File:127-GW-913-54398 (29627525196).jpg

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Description 127-GW-913-54398: Mechanized Unit in War on Malaria. Members of a Malaria Control Unit on Guadalcanal these men use a power sprayer mounted on a “peep” to spray pools of water where malaria-transmitting mosquitoes breed. A small gasoline compressor provides pressure for the 15-gallon tank which many contain either oil or insecticide. U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/09/13).
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Author National Museum of the U.S. Navy

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/29627525196 (archive). It was reviewed on 12 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

12 July 2018

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