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How My Grandmother Survived the Spanish Flu
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How My Grandmother Survived the Spanish Flu

In this essay Paul Steinke shares his resilient grandmother’s experience during the pandemic of 1918

Mütter Museum Goes Viral With New Influenza Pandemic Exhibition
City Life

Mütter Museum Goes Viral With New Influenza Pandemic Exhibition

The Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia examines the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19 with a multimedia exhibition, walking tours, and a chorus-led parade up Broad Street. Kimberly Haas has the story

A History Of Leadership During Philadelphia’s Epidemics
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A History Of Leadership During Philadelphia’s Epidemics

Contributor Sam Dunnington examines disease outbreaks in Philadelphia and the individuals that helped the city navigate its most deadly epidemics

Assuming Room Temperature At The City Morgue
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Assuming Room Temperature At The City Morgue

The Shadow gives us a stiff lesson on corpse storage and the history of Philadelphia’s morgues


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