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A travelling procession of quackish health officials ironically praise the coming of vaccination. Etching.
Wellcome Collection

A travelling procession of quackish health officials ironically praise the coming of vaccination. Etching.

Unknown artist

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Wellcome Collection

Lettering: La vaccine en voyage ... Bears number: VIII. Lettering on top flag: "Pour votre argent, dussions nous manquer votre cure,/ Morbleu, vous recevrez tous l'heureuse piqure/ Chacun sera vacciné c'est a dire dindonné/ La bonne avanture o gué la bonne avanture." On the scroll: "Par permission Nous vaccinons, nous dindonnons, nous rajeunissons, nous embellissons, nous &c &c &c &c &c &c &c." On the first picture from top: "La dindonnade ou la rivale de la vaccine", and on the second: "Admirable effet de la vaccine"

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