Ahlen & Akerlund
An Ellis Island doctor uses a special instrument to turn back a German immigrant's eyelid. He is looking for trachoma, a contagious, incurable, blinding eye disease that was the leading medical cause for deportation, 1910s
Gelatin silver print; printed 1910s
4 7/8 x 6 3/4 inches
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