Military corps and hospital staff. 1918
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Title
Military corps and hospital staff. 1918
Subject
Description
A military corps and hospital staff formal portrait in front of the Student Services Building. Eighteen uniformed men, fourteen uniformed female nurses, and one man in a suit are posed for the photograph.
In October 1918 influenza broke out on campus. There were 1250 cases at one time. The wing of the college hospital, opened in April, was used exclusively for pneumonia cases. State Gym, a church basement, and dwelling houses became improvised flu wards. The campus was placed under strict quarantine, and passes were required for travel between the Fourth Ward and the downtown district. All work was suspended for a week and the schedule was more or less broken the rest of the quarter by recurring outbreaks of the malady. From October 8, 1918, to November 27, 1918, 51 deaths were reported in the corps; 25 in the collegiate section, and 26 in the mechanical detachment.
Creator
Iowa State University
Source
RS 13/16/E.WWOne.1108-6-2
Publisher
Iowa State University Library Special Collections; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html
Date
1918
2005-05-23
Rights
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Relation
University Photographs; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/collections/images.html
Format
Photograph
25.7 x 16.8 cm
Type
Still Image (grayscale)
Image
Identifier
13-16-E.WWOne.1108-6-2
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