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Fuel Oil for Mosquito Control
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View from front of a man on a motorcycle squirting fuel oil into a sewer opening at a curb to control mosquitoes. The motorcycle has an oil tank attached like a sidecar. The man is at an intersection in a business district, with buildings, power poles, and signs in the background. Several automobiles are on the street and a woman is waiting on the far corner. On the opposite side of the street a man is riding a bicycle next to the curb. The caption below the image reads" "Recipe for Mosquito Control: Squirt Half a Teacup of Fuel Oil into a Sewer Opening."
United States. Public Health Service
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