Source
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Abstract
Extracted from the chincona tree, quinine was widely used during the second half of the nineteenth century to combat malaria. It became popular as European colonization of equatorial regions increased. In this photo, female employees of the Boehringer firm in Mannheim pack quinine for distribution and sale.
Quinine Production (c. 1900)
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Recommended Citation
Quinine Production (c. 1900),
published in: German History in Documents and Images,
<https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/wilhelmine-germany-and-the-first-world-war-1890-1918/ghdi:image-1619>
[September 26, 2025].