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Foot and Mouth Disease Checkpoint, c. 1924
Photographer Unknown
Courtesy California Historical Society, General Subjects Photography Collection, PC-GS_00351
Men inspect automobiles at a Foot and Mouth Disease checkpoint. At right, a man bends over and washes off his boots to prevent the spread of the virus. People could transmit the disease to livestock through contaminated footwear or clothing.