Gathering places nationwide were shut down at the order of public health officials during the 1918 influenza pandemic. (UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health)

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Niday Picture Library/Alamy

Source - https://www.history.com/news/1918-pandemic-public-health-campaigns

One Oregon newspaper clip reads: "We appeal to your civil patriotism to co-operate with us in our effort to stamp out the Spanish Influenza or "Flu" Plague in Portland by wearing a mask." University of Oregon

Source - https://www.businessinsider.com/people-vintage-mask-ads-spanish-flu-1918-pandemic-2020-5

Don Hoover and Joe Sistrunk of Starke, Florida, are ready for school during the 1918 flu outbreak.

Source - https://www.cbs58.com/news/heres-what-happened-when-students-went-to-school-during-the-1918-pandemic

A New York City letter carrier wears a mask while delivering mail in October 1918. Image: National Archives

Source - https://link.usps.com/2020/05/05/pandemic-parallels/