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[Bust of man]

[The Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, Its Research and Training Program.]

[Photographed and Produced by LCDR. Alan C. Pipkin, USN]

[In Appreciation for Hospitality Shown The US Naval Medical Science Unit 1959-61]

[Narration: Mr. "Johnny B." Ballinger Station HOG, Panama]

[Lighting Equipment Courtesy of Eastman Tropical Laboratory]

[Painting of a man: Dedicated to Dr. Herbert C. Clark]

[Director of The Gorgas Memorial Laboratory]

[From 1929 Through 1954.]

[Book being opened by two hands]

[Book title: "Gorgas Memorial Laboratory" with various US House bills printed]

[Picture from book of four-columned building]

[Picture from book of eight men standing on building's porch]

[Picture of nine men wearing suits, standng in yard]

[Live action of four-columned building with cars moving along road in front]

[Two men standing in front of Gorgas memorial plaque, talking and pointing to plaque]

[Men enter reception area where a secretary sits at a desk. One points to the bust of Gorgas behind the desk.]

[Men enter glass doors; a porter escorts them into another office to meet a third man. The three talk and laugh.]

[The three men leave the office and walk to an area where they interact with a female assistant working with test tubes.]

[Lab technician fills pipettes while one man observes]

[Two female lab technicians recording data]

[First man now interacting with older man at desk, perusing paperwork with sketches]

[Older man begins sketching under magnifying glass]

[The two men inspect large spider specimens attached to boards]

[Close up of spider underside--man demonstrating its mouth movements]

[Live spiders moving about in in a tank]

[Older man pours scorpion specimens into petri dish]

[Close-up examination of scorpions]

[Two men inspect insect specimens in specimen box]

[More insect specimen examinations]

[Live action microscopic views of live mosquito]

[Microscopic views of red mosquito]

[Male scientist at lab bench filling test tubes and pipettes]

[Male scientist viewing live organisms (mosquito larvae?) through microscope]

[Live young mouse on exam table]

[Live mosquito in container]

[Man in jungle with equipment inspecting base of a tree]

[Man gathers specimens off tree's bark or is testing tree with some electronic device]

[Man inspecting atmosphere with device]

[Man inspecting foliage; he drapes white cloth over his head and over some of the foliage]

[Man at sink with metal dishes]

[He adds dirt from a bag, then adds water, and swishes mixture around]

[Man pours mixture into a plastic tube with more water]

[He fills tube and pours excess water into sink]

[He adds liquid from a large beaker]

[Man inspects filter over another large tube; pours in contents of frst tube]

[Pours samples into petri dishes]

[Scientist examines pertri dishes under microscope and picks out samples, which he places in another petri dish]

[Female scientist gathers specimens into small jar and covers with cloth]

[Two jars attached to body of guinea pig]

[Female scientist inserts glass jar with specimens into mosquito net enclosure and using rubber tube blows materials out from jar]

[Male scientist at lab bench with microscope and specimens from test tube]

[Mosquito inserted into cork clamp inside testube]

[Close-up vews of mosquito]

[Tiny pipette injects blood onto mosquito in tube]

[Three men inspect variety of taxidermied animal carcasses on table]

[Man pointing to locations on map of Panama]

[Man inspects variety of taxidermied birds]

[Male scientist with microscope empties insect specimens onto petri dishes]

[Close-up of mosquito inspection in petri dish]

[Mosquitoes selected and placed in several petri dishes]

[Two men at poster: "Ecology of Chagas' Disease" demonstrating disease infection lifecycle]

[Three brown bugs in white bowl; two of same bug attack the third]

[Male picks up all three bugs and places into jar with cloth covering]

[Male lab technician places bugs onto guinea pig strapped to board]

[Three men enter another exam room--many white bowls on table, Technician selects specimens from some bowls to show the three men.]

[Male lab technician gathers insect larvae into petri dishes from water-filled bowls, then  moves some larvae back into bowls.]

[Technician creates white paste from petri disess and pastes onto microscope slide.]

[Technician places slide into bowls.]

[Male technician examines mosquito swarm inside cages.]

[Three men enter lab room and greet female scientist.]

[Female lab technican demonstrates her work inside glass case to the two men.]

[Two male and one female technican gather specimens from glass case.]

[Female technician injects material into baby rats or guinea pigs.]

[Female scientist gathers blood samples from test tube.]

[Three men examine blood samples under microscope.]

[Microscopic views of blood.]

[Scientists discuss lab data book.]

[Three men and male scientist in another work room with machine that produces series of samples on cloth or paper.]

[Samples dipped into solution]

[Man extracts additional samples from machine]

[Male scientist and man at lab bench select tissue samples and view under microscope]

[Male patient being examined by two men; one draws curved line on chest down between upper right stomach area]

[Man pushes on patient's stomach]

[Lesions on lower portion of female leg]

[Male patient being examined on stool and is spun around]

[Close-up of lesion on patient's right arm, spinning around to another lesion on his back and left side]

[Full body view of lesions on patient's side and back]

[Lesions on patient's lower back]

[Lesion on patient's right arm]

[Lesion on patient's right forearm]

[Lesion on patient's lower right leg]

[Lesion in patient's right ear]

[Lesions on patient's lower stomach and arm]

[Lesions on patient's left side]

[Patient's ear close up, lesion gone]

[Patient's chin with lesion]

[Stomach close up with lesion healing]

[Patient's side view with lesions healing]

[Arm lesion healing]

[Two men at vacuum hood lab bench injecting samples into test tubes]

[Two men discuss liquid in bottle and test tubes]

[Scientist demonstrates camera-operated microscope in another room]

[Two men look into microscope and discuss]

[Microscopic views of blood samples]

[Man dissects rat and extracts an organ]

[Man dissecting rat's intestines]

[Tissue samples added to petri dish and beaker filled with solution, then placed on centrifuge]

[Scientist and two technicians examine white test rats in cages]

[Male technician collects samples from rabbit cages]

[Large marsupial animal examined on lab table]

[Large marsupial animal eating on lab table]

[Armadillo outside on grass; cameras focuses on its underside]

[Monkeys in large outdoor cage with two men discussing]

[Two men walk along riverside]

[Men get into waiting motorboat]

[Boat travels along waterway]

[Views of shoreline and wildlife as boat motors along]

[Waving hello to passing canoe]

[Small white bird skitters along shoreline]

[Canoe with three people passes by]

[Images of shoreline]

[Men disembark onto pier and climb through jungle to small village]

[Men gather blood samples from villagers]

[Men leave village and return to motorboat]

[Boat motors along waterway]

[Large tree viewed from boat]

[Boat approaches larger village]

[Man pours cod liver oil from bottle into glass; close-up of labeled bottle is shown]

[Man talks with woman and her infant]

[Labeled bottle of Decavitamin is shown]

[Close-up of tin of red berries or candies]

[Woman with infant takes tin]

[Several men and a woman on driveway outside four-columned building]

[Exterior of building with many people gathered, chatting --sign on building reads 'Unidad Sanitaria']

[Two men talk with local man on shaded sidewalk, many other locals surrounding]

[Man and woman inspecting  instructional drawings on display boards]

[Two men examine statistical graphs of wall boards]

[Poster: 'La Cooperacion es la Base del Exito']

[Female examines child's mouth while male observes overhead]

[Group of people gathered outside Unidad Sanitaria shake hands and disperse]

[Cars outside open-aired jungle village building]

[Inside open-aired building where several people gather around table]

[Man draws blood sample from village child]

[Blood is drawn from a little girl in the village]

[Men tour and inspect village buildings]

[Man sprays outside of building]

[Men travel down dirt road following local on a donkey]

[Another jungle village]

[Group of local villagers lined up outside]

[Lesion on man's lower right leg]

[Lesion scar on boy's right forearm]

[Scar on female child's left cheek]

[Lesion on male's upper thigh]

[Lesion on back of male lower leg]

[Lesions on boy's right forearm]

[Lesions on female child's left leg and right arm]

[Men walking on jungle road with local on a mule]

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