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A New York City mailman goes about his business while wearing a gauze mask designed to stop infection during the fall of 1918. U.S. Army units mobilizing for World War I were struck hard by the virus which often hit military bases first and then spread to civilians. Camp Upton on Long Island was closed to visitors in the fall of 1918 to prevent the spread of the flu.
| Date Taken: | 08.08.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 08.28.2018 08:33 |
| Photo ID: | 4681348 |
| VIRIN: | 181001-Z-A3538-1008 |
| Resolution: | 600x799 |
| Size: | 187.66 KB |
| Location: | NEW YORK, NEW YORK, US |
| Web Views: | 68 |
| Downloads: | 16 |
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Worldwide flu out break killed 45,000 American Soldiers during World War I
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