Rebecca Harwell inoculating tissue cultures, 1968

Title

Rebecca Harwell inoculating tissue cultures, 1968

Description

Rebecca Harwell, a former National Communicable Disease Center (NCDC) microbiologist in the Respiratory Virus Infections Unit, while she was inoculating a tissue culture in hopes of isolating influenza virions from a throat swab. 

Source

CDC Public Health Image Library, Image 8171

Citation

“Rebecca Harwell inoculating tissue cultures, 1968,” CDC Museum Digital Exhibits, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cdcmuseum.teachingatlanta.org/items/show/1132.