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More avian flu outbreaks detected in four countries

Crow
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Feb 16, 2016

H5N1 kills crows in Bangladesh, while France, Nigeria, and Vietnam see more outbreaks of avian influenza caused by various strains.

To Bridges–A New Album in Flickr (LOC)

The Library of Congress posted a photo:

To Bridges--A New Album in Flickr (LOC)

Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist.

Fukagawa mannenbashi shita

[between 1826 and 1833, printed later]

1 print : woodcut, color.

Title Translation: Beneath Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa.

Notes:

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.

From the series: Fugaku sanjūrokkei : 36 views of Mount Fuji.

Format: horizontal Oban Nishikie.

Adachi modern reprint (Showa).

Print shows pedestrians crossing a high-arched bridge spanning a river with a fisherman and a boat in the foreground, view of Mount Fuji in the background.

Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Forms part of: the H. Irving Olds collection.

Subjects:

Bridges–Japan–1820-1840.

Boats–Japan–1820-1840.

Rivers–Japan–1820-1840.

Fuji, Mount (Japan)

Format:

Ukiyo-e–Japanese–Color–1820-1840.

Woodcuts–Japanese–Color–1820-1840.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, http://1.usa.gov/1D9d3AE

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): http://1.usa.gov/1VlCF76

Call Number: FP 2 – JPD, no. 1681