Keywords: Spanish Flu
Item 102300
Sumner Cobb writes about the Spanish Flu, Louisville, KY, 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-10-12 Location: Louisville; Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 18561
News office storefront, Portland, ca. 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1918 Location: Portland Media: Glass negative
Exhibit
Mainers have been held prisoners in conflicts fought on Maine and American soil and in those fought overseas. In addition, enemy prisoners from several wars have been brought to Maine soil for the duration of the war.
Exhibit
WWI Memorial Trees along Portland's Baxter Boulevard
On Memorial Day of 1920, the City of Portland planted 100 Linden trees on Forest Avenue, each dedicated to the memory of one military service member who had died in World War I, or who had served honorably.
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Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu
"… Sumner Cobb to his family, discussing the Spanish Flu.Maine Historical Society Another unusual aspect of the “Spanish Flu” was that unlike most…"
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Two-minute Tale of the Pandemic
by Nancy Creighton Collins
What everyday life was like during the beginning of the pandemic.
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Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey
Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics
