Behind the Photograph: Smallpox at Hoffman Island, New York

My curiosity about a photograph of quarantined immigrants led me to discover a pioneer in LGBTQ+ history.

I recently did some research on historical photographs on the website for the US Library of Congress when I came upon this image:

A group of people stand behind a gate and a fence in front of a building. The image is black and white, and most of the people are men. They are wearing clothes from the turn of the twentieth century.

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DrPH in Epidemiology. Associate/JHBSPH. Adjunct/GMU. Epidemiologist at a county health dept. Editor, History of Vaccines. Father. Husband. (He/Him/His/El)

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Behind the Photograph: Smallpox at Hoffman Island, New York

My curiosity about a photograph of quarantined immigrants led me to discover a pioneer in LGBTQ+ history.

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