Soldiers are shown washing dishes with mops at the Sanitary Dishwasher in Camp Hill, near Newport News, VA. The image is meant to illustrate how disease can be contracted through improper washing methods. The photograph was taken on July 11, 1919 by McGarrigle. Ref: Miner 60780.

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