Spanish Flu: History Via Art...
Dėjà vu? This public health poster was part of a government campaign in New South Wales to limit the spread of the deadly Spanish flu pandemic of 1918–19, in which about 12,000 Australians died, 6300 of them in New South Wales. Soldiers returning from World War I and infected people were quarantined, wearing masks in public places was made compulsory, schools were closed, and many public activities were banned or restricted.
Public health campaigns, before the age of radio and television, used the poster as an effective advertising medium. Government bodies made wide use of posters for various campaigns, including war service recruitment, public health and safety, and promotion of railway travel, but they were used most widely in public health campaigns.
George Santayana said it best, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Here's to staying well, following experts' advice, and doing our part to change history in the best way possible.
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