Women wearing surgical masks during the influenza epidemic, 1919

Creator: Unidentified.

 

Location: Brisbane, Queensland.

 

Description: Five women are standing in front of a brick building, possibly a hospital, wearing surgical masks during the Spanish 'Flu outbreak in Brisbane, 1919.

 

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