Fed alive to mosquitoes. Washington, D.C., April 24. One of the unsung heroes of the government service is Carroll Smith, research expert in equine fever in the Bureau of Entomology, Department of Agriculture, who since 1927 has allowed himself to be fed alive to a horde of mosquitoes. After a feedi
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"Fed alive to mosquitoes. Washington, D.C., April 24. One of the unsung heroes of the government service is Carroll Smith, research expert in equine fever in the Bureau of Entomology, Department of Agriculture, who since 1927 has allowed himself to be fed alive to a horde of mosquitoes. After a feedi" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fed_alive_to_mosquitoes._Washington,_D.C.,_April_24._One_of_the_unsung_heroes_of_the_government_service_is_Carroll_Smith,_research_expert_in_equine_fever_in_the_Bureau_of_Entomology,_LCCN2016871517.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 278873.
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