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Russian Flu Pandemic, Paris, 1890

Three illustrations relating to the influenza pandemic in Paris, from the cover of Le Petit Parisien, January, 1890: the interior and exterior of a special tent set up as a ward for the sick in the courtyard of the hospital; two men singing a song about influenza to a crowd; the distribution of clothes to families of victims. The 1889-1890 pandemic, often referred to as the Russian Flu, was one of the deadliest pandemics in history, killing one million people.

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Title: Russian Flu Pandemic, Paris, 1890

Caption: Three illustrations relating to the influenza pandemic in Paris, from the cover of Le Petit Parisien, January, 1890: the interior and exterior of a special tent set up as a ward for the sick in the courtyard of the hospital; two men singing a song about influenza to a crowd; the distribution of clothes to families of victims. The 1889-1890 pandemic, often referred to as the Russian Flu, was one of the deadliest pandemics in history, killing one million people.

Credit: Album / National Library of Medicine / Science Source

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Image size: 3214 × 3797 px | 34.9 MB

Print size: 27.2 × 32.1 cm | 1265.4 × 1494.9 in (300 dpi)

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