1918 Flu Pandemic
1918 Flu Pandemic
Despite its name, some have argued that the Spanish Flu actually originated in Kansas. Whether or not they're right, there's no doubt that the epidemic took a terrible toll in the U.S., leaving an estimated 675 thousand Americans dead. This exhibit explores the epidemic's impact in 1918-19, and the way it's been remembered in the years since.
Soldiers and Crowds
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Disparate Impacts
Flu in the Arctic: Influenza in Alaska, 1918
A graphic essay about the brutal toll taken by the epidemic on indigenous communities in Alaska.…Cultural Depictions
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