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4th of July

Family Photos From The Summer of 1918
23 Jul 2020

Family Photos From The Summer of 1918

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Flashback | 0

During our current worldwide pandemic I took a look back at photo album from my family’s archive and got a look at what one part of the country looked like before the second wave of the Spanish Flu took hold. It looked normal.

1918, 4th of July, Covid 19, historical photos, Illinois, Joliet, Spanish flu, summer

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