Private John R. Kissinger (1877-1946)
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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-4866
U.S. Army Private John R. Kissinger (1877-1946) was the first volunteer in the "Camp Lazear" phase of Walter Reed's 1900 yellow fever experiments. He developed yellow fever, after being bitten by several infected mosquitoes, and recovered but was permanently disabled.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-4866
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Yellow fever
Black-and-white photographs
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-4866]
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