1918 Flu Pandemic Pictures & Headlines

Files

1918_003.jpg
st-vincent-hospital-449-1.jpg
headline-church-services-called-off.png
headline-closing-ban-in-city-made-indefinite.png
headline-emergency-hospital-staff.png
headline-first-influenze-death-in-city.png
headline-mayor-takes-action-to-battle-grip-in-schools.png
headline-red-cross-women-call-for-masks.png
headline-ridiculous-to-open-public-places.png
headline-to-open-hospital-in-greendale-park.png
headline-worcester-school-teachers-call-for-emergency-nurses.png

Dublin Core

Title

1918 Flu Pandemic Pictures & Headlines
Description

A collection of headlines and photographs from the 1918 flu epidemic. It's striking how similar some things are to the COVID pandemic, including schools closing, communities making masks, etc.
Creator

Photographs taken from "The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Worcester" exhibit by Megan McBurnie, MD and John Ryan, MD: https://worcesterhistorical.com/the-1918-influenza-pandemic-in-worcester/
Date

circa 1918
Contributor

Allison Steeves
Format

Digital Photograph

Citation

Photographs taken from "The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Worcester" exhibit by Megan McBurnie, MD and John Ryan, MD: https://worcesterhistorical.com/the-1918-influenza-pandemic-in-worcester/, “1918 Flu Pandemic Pictures & Headlines,” COVID-19 Chronicles: Worcester's Community Archive, accessed September 19, 2021, http://worcestercovid19.org/items/show/300.