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Informational pamphlet by the US goverment about how to combat the spread of the Flu Pandemic, written by the US Public Health Service, Washington DC, 1918. This pamphlet was ordered by the US Treasury Department's Public Health Service...

Letter carrier wearing a mask during the 1918 Flu Pandemic, photograph by the US War Department, New York City, 16 October, 1918. This letter carrier in New York City was one of the many workers who came into close contact with the public...

Precautions against influenza, written by G. L. Angeny, 03 February, 1920. This flyer was written by a captain of the US Navy to inform its employees about what precautions should be taken in order to avoid contracting the influenza virus...

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 Interior of a Hospital Tent, watercolour painting by John Singer Sargent, 1918 Soldiers lie in beds whilst recovering from sickness or combat related injuries in a World War I field hospital. The artist had been stricken with influenza...

Detail from the Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, a medieval illuminated manuscript illustration depicting the work on an agricultural estate during the month of March. Condé Museum, Château de Chantilly, Oise.

A 1944 portrait photograph by Leon Perskie of the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt. (Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum)

British dock workers eat cheese from a shipment sent to Britain through the US Lend-Lease programme during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph showing agricultural equipment sent to Britain through the US Lend-Lease programme during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

A March 1942 photograph showing a British Army corporal carrying Thompson 'Tommy' submachine guns given through the US Lend-Lease programme during the Second World War (1939-45). Imperial War Museums, London.