A photo taken in 1918 gives us a window into regulations around mask-wearing during the Spanish influenza epidemic.

Photo Shows Unique Mask Worn During 'Spanish Flu' Pandemic According to The Associated Press, "'Spanish' flu is a misnomer, and the strain is theorized to have actually developed in Kansas." ...

The “mask slacker” and the inspector, according to the Oct. 29, 1918 San Francisco Chronicle, were arrested. Nearly 100 others were arrested in the city that same night for not wearing masks.

Mask orders were part of the last pandemic - the Spanish Flu outbreak in 1918. Take a look at the timeline of the first mask orders.

Historians and health officials have marveled at how Los Angeles weathered the 1918 Spanish flu better than most major American cities. But failing to implement a mask ordinance may have cost lives.

In the early weeks of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., I spoke with Hollywood historian William Mann about the profound impact the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic had on the film business. In ...

Mask laws were enacted in the US during the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, and wearing one was seen as a proud exhibition of one's patriotic duty to their country. Fast forward to the coronavirus ...

Five Spanish regions have announced the reintroduction of rules making the use of face masks compulsory in health facilities following a spike in flu and COVID-19 cases over the festive season.

Mask-wearing was enforced during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, but many refused, citing the government mandates as threats to their civil liberties. Men needed more convincing to wear masks than ...

Masks were commonly worn during the 1918 "Spanish flu" pandemic, but this photograph doesn't show them.

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