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Spanish Influenza Face Masks

Museum of Artifacts That Made America

During one of the deadliest pandemics in human history – The Spanish Influenza – the then San Francisco Mayor singed The Mask Ordinance – the first order requiring the wearing of face masks in public in the United...

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