Pest Collection

Foxes and their Ruses; Livre de la Chasse, about 1430-1440. Creator: Unknown
Foxes and their Ruses; Livre de la Chasse, about 1430-1440

Sparrow-Nests in Philadelphia, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Sparrow-Nests in Philadelphia, 1876....those diminutive houses in the trees for sparrows are to be seen all about town

Young Girl Chasing Fleas, c1720s. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Lebel
Young Girl Chasing Fleas, c1720s

The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigo of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat, 1891. From New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

Toba-e: Okame under mosquito netting, releasing a rat while her lover looks aghast, c1810s

Water Dropper (suiteki) in the Form of Two Chestnuts and a Wasp, Late 19th century

Okimono in the Form of a Rat on a Corn Cob, Late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Okimono in the Form of a Rat on a Corn Cob, Late 19th century

Human flea, (Pulex irritans), 1770-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Human flea, (Pulex irritans), 1770-1787. Female flea seen through a microscope, internal organs shown. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 209

A Woman Picking Fleas by Candlelight, c18th century. Creator: Per Hillestrom
A Woman Picking Fleas by Candlelight, c18th century

Un homme poursuivi... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un homme poursuivi... 19th century. A man pursued

The Graphic, Front Cover March 27th.1886, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover March 27th. 1886, 1886. A tragedy in a bell tent in Bechuanaland. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Unwelcome Visitors - Crows at a Tennis Party in India, 1891. Creator: R Barnes
Unwelcome Visitors - Crows at a Tennis Party in India, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Farmers sack mixed grasshopper bait...Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farmers sack mixed grasshopper bait for use on their farms to control the pest. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Farmers sacking grasshopper bait, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farmers sacking grasshopper bait. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Tenant farmer spreading grasshopper bait, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Tenant farmer spreading grasshopper bait in his alfalfa field, five miles from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Farmers sack mixed grasshopper bait for use on their farms to control the pest. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Drought refugees are stopped at the inspection station in Yuma, Arizona, to have their baggage inspected for plant pests before they are allowed to enter California

Migrant family stopped at the California-Arizona state line to have their baggage inspected for plant pests. Yuma, Arizona

Tenant farmer spreading grasshopper bait in his alfalfa field, five miles from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Farm boy with sack full of boll weevils which he has picked off of cotton plants. Macon County, Georgia. [Sack made from hog feed bag]

Farm boy with sack full of boll weevils which he has picked off of cotton plants. Macon County, Georgia

Plant quarantine inspector examining tourist baggage before entering California. Yuma, Arizona

Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line maintained by the California Department of Agriculture to prevent the spread of plant pests. Yuma, Arizona

Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line maintained by the California Department of Agriculture to prevent the spread of plant pests. Yuma, Arizona

California state quarantine inspection station at Yuma, Arizona. The station is open twenty-four hours a day with one senior and three junior inspectors on duty each shift

Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line maintained by the California Department of Agriculture to prevent the spread of plant pests. Yuma, Arizona

Migrant agricultural workers home, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant agricultural workers home. California. [Makeshift shelter built behind an advertising hoarding: Cyanogas - The Real Hopper Control']

California state plant quarantine inspector examining baggage for insect pests. Arizona

The Mousetrap, c. 1655. Creator: Cornelis de Visscher
The Mousetrap, c. 1655

The Rat Catcher, n.d. Creator: Cornelis de Visscher
The Rat Catcher, n.d

The Plague of Locusts, c. 1585. Creator: Johann Sadeler I
The Plague of Locusts, c.1585

The Plague of Frogs, c. 1585. Creator: Johann Sadeler I
The Plague of Frogs, c.1585

Les Taupes, 1854. Creator: Felix Bracquemond
Les Taupes, 1854

The Rat Catcher, 1746. Creator: Caylus, Anne-Claude-Philippe de
The Rat Catcher, 1746

The Fly Paper Merchant, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Fly Paper Merchant, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Winter Moths, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Winter Moths, 1858

Empress Elisabeth of Austria at the bier of Ferenc Deak, 1877. Found in the Collection of Godollő Palace, Pest

Cover of the book El verdadero conocimiento de la peste, sus causas, senales, preservacion y curacion (The true knowledge of the pest, its causes, signs, preservation and healing)

A civic louse in the state bed!!!, or the Corporation conglomorated!!, 1824. Artist
A civic louse in the state bed!!!, or the Corporation conglomorated!!, 1824. The City aldermen and Lord Mayor John Garratt examining an enormous louse on the Mansion House state bed

Cafe and church, Szentendre, Hungary. Szentendre is a small Hungarian town in Pest county, near the capital city of Budapest, known for its museums, galleries, and artists

Rats! Rats!! Rats!!!. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Rats! Rats!! Rats!!!. Stereoscopic Card Details

When a Man Comes Too Near He Goes Too Far. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
When a Man Comes Too Near He Goes Too Far. Stereoscopic card detail

Dog Chasing a Rat, 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Briton Riviere
Dog Chasing a Rat, 19th or early 20th century. Found in the collection of the State M Ciurlionis Art Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania

Insects harmful to furs, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Insects harmful to furs, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 5th December 1897

Harmful crepuscular insects, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Harmful crepuscular insects, 1897. Crepuscular is a term used to describe animals that are primarily active during the twilight. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 11th July 1897

Pierid butterflies, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Pierid butterflies, 1897. The Cabbage White, a butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbages. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 13th June 1897

Harmful insects: daylight butterflies, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Harmful insects: daylight butterflies, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 27th June 1897

Harmful insects, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Harmful insects, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 11th April 1897

Harmful insects: caterpillars, butterflies and moths, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Harmful insects: caterpillars, butterflies and moths, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 30th May 1897

Harmful insects: moths that damage apple trees, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Harmful insects: moths that damage apple trees, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 10th October 1897

Xylophagous insects that are destructive to forests, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Xylophagous insects, that are destructive to forests, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 25th April 1897

Harmful insects that are destructive to forests, 1897. Artist: A Clement
Harmful insects that are destructive to forests, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 18th April 1897

Harmful insects: butterflies and moths that damage pine trees, 1897. Artist: A Clement
Harmful insects: butterflies and moths that damage pine trees, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd August 1896

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