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Dembitzer Brothers
5 Essex St.
New York, NY.
03 October 2009
40d_20091003_0080cc.cr2 *
© 2009 Robert K. Chin.
High-resolution images are available. contact
In February 1892 an outbreak of typhus was traced back to passengers of the steamship Massilia, some of whom were residing at this address. [1, 2, 3]
building demolished January 2010.
5 Essex St. New York, NY.

references:
[1] Markel, Howard, "Quarantine!: East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892", Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. (book review).
[2] "Typhus Fever in the City", New York Times, February 12, 1892.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9400E2D71738E233A25751C1A9649C94639ED7CF
[3] Tenement Museum Encyclopedia, Health and Disease: Typhus Fever
http://www.tenement.org/Encyclopedia/diseases_typhus.htm


Dembitzer Brothers 5 Essex St. New York, NY. 03 October 2009 40d_20091003_0080cc.cr2 * © 2009 Robert K. Chin. High-resolution images are available. contact In February 1892 an outbreak of typhus was traced back to passengers of the steamship Massilia, some of whom were residing at this address. [1, 2, 3] building demolished January 2010.

references: [1] Markel, Howard, "Quarantine!: East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892", Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. (book review). [2] "Typhus Fever in the City", New York Times, February 12, 1892. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9400E2D71738E233A25751C1A9649C94639ED7CF [3] Tenement Museum Encyclopedia, Health and Disease: Typhus Fever http://www.tenement.org/Encyclopedia/diseases_typhus.htm