Flu patient at Fort Porter's army hospital being cared for by nurse and officer, photograph by US War Department, Fort Porter, New York, 19 November, 1918.
This image was taken by the US Army's Medical Department in WWI, which fell under the supervision of US War Department. Fort Porter's US General Hospital No. 4 in New York was used to house and care for soldiers suffering from influenza. A unique feature of the 1918 Flu Pandemic was the number of young individuals affected, particularly young men returning from the war.
National Archives and Records Administration, United States
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