Pandemic begins
Title
Pandemic begins
Description
Great illustrated thread about 1918 flu pandemic in my hometown. Note WWI-era temporary change in spelling of Pittsburg(h).
THREAD
— Odd Pittsburgh (@OddPittsburgh) March 12, 2020
On October 4th, 1918, Charles Patterson, a 29-year-old resident of Aspinwall, died in St. Francis Hospital. This was the first known death caused solely by the Influenza Pandemic that would soon encapsulate #Pittsburgh. pic.twitter.com/vUvgC0CMEb
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Daily Suffragist
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Date
12/03/2020
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Citation
Daily Suffragist, “Pandemic begins,” Daily Suffragist, accessed June 11, 2026, https://dailysuffragist.omeka.net/items/show/270.