1,400 orphans in S.F.: Devastating Spanish flu didn t spare the young
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Volunteers in Oakland sew masks to prevent the spread of the flu, during the deadly Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918 and 1919.Courtesy Oakland Public LibraryShow MoreShow Less
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San Francisco residents celebrate the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918, with banners and torches and surgical masks.The Chronicle 1918Show MoreShow Less
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The Oakland Civic Auditorium was used as a treatment center during the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918 and 1919.Oakland Public Library 1918Show MoreShow Less
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A child with an influenza mask stands at Second and Harrison streets in this January 1919 Department of Public Works photo.OpenSFHistory.org 1919Show MoreShow Less