The Manual on Viruses

Officials in some communities imposed quarantines,
ordered citizens to wear masks and shut down public
places, including schools, churches and theaters. People
were advised to avoid shaking hands and to stay indoors,
libraries put a halt on lending books and regulations were
passed banning spitting.
Policemen stand in a street in Seattle, Washington, wearing protective masks made
by the Seattle Chapter of the Red Cross, during the influenza epidemic in 1918.
National Archives
The U.S. Army 39th regiment wear masks to prevent influenza in Seattle in December
of 1918. The soldiers are on their way to France.
Everett Historical
An open-air barber shop. Public events were encouraged to be held
outdoors to hinder the spread of the disease during the influenza epidemic.
Photographed at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1919.
National Archives
Physics class, University of Montana, Missoula, 1919. During the influenza
epidemic, classes were held outdoors.
National Archives
The congregation prays on the steps of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption,
where they gathered to attend mass and pray during the influenza epidemic, in
San Francisco, California.
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