Download People Wearing Masks During The Spanish Flu Pictures. All of america it seemed put on masks. Although this particular photograph shows two fashionable women, people were encouraged to wear masks during the spanish flu pandemic.

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It is dangerous to draw too many parallels between coronavirus and the 1918 spanish flu pandemic, that killed at least 50 million people around the world. In early december 1918, the times newspaper in london reported that it had been established, by doctors in. The spanish flu was deadlier.

There are so many other pictures and snippets of history that could facilitate thoughtful discussion in this sub than reminders of past pandemics.

A trio of canadian tank crew members socialize atop their m4 sherman tank amidst some downtime during the battle of normandy in june 1944. That's the question facing governments as more countries unwind their lockdowns. A sign warning people not to spit on the floor. Not sure the one with their nose sticking over the top of the mask is completely on message.