Soldiers wearing masks for protection from influenza during World War I

Description

Soldiers at a U.S. army hospital in France during World War I wear masks for protection from the influenza epidemic.

Credit

Public domain/ courtesy, the National Library of Medicine/ 1918

Soldiers hospitalized in Luxembourg with influenza during World War I

Description

American soldiers with influenza were treated at a U.S. army field hospital in Luxembourg during World War I.

Credit

Public domain/ Photo number: Reeve 15183/ courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Washington, D.C./ 1918