Spanish Influenza pandemic, man with medical mask, ca. 1918

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Spanish Influenza struck Seattle in September 1918. On October 5th, the theaters in Seattle were closed to help stop the spread of the disease. By October 29th all citizens were required to wear gauze masks in public. The theaters were reopened on November 12th, 1918 after the armistice ended World War I.

Repository

University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.

Source

http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/social/id/390/rec/9
Order Number SOC0394
Negative Number UW4590