Title:
1918 flu epidemic [picture] : the Oakland Municipal Auditorium in use as a temporary
hospital.
Creator:
Rogers, Edward A. "Doc," 1873-1960.
Subject:
Influenza epidemic, 1918-1919 - California - Oakland - Pictorial works.
Nurses -
History - Pictorial works.
Influenza - Treatment - California - Oakland - Pictorial works.
Municipal Auditorium (Oakland, Calif.) - Pictorial works.
American Red Cross -
History - Pictorial works.
Description:
The photograph depicts volunteer nurses from the American Red Cross tending
influenza sufferers in the Oakland Auditorium during the influenza pandemic of 1918. From the
Joseph R. Knowland collection at the Oakland History Room, Oakland Public Library. Number in
collection : 277.
Publisher:
Oakland Public Library
Date:
1918
Type:
image
Format:
1 photograph : negative. b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
Identifier:
copl_058
Knowland Neg. 277
Coverage:
Oakland (Calif.) - History - Pictorial works. ; Oakland (Calif.) - Buildings,
structures, etc. - Pictorial works.
Rights:
public domain
Material is in the public domain. No restrictions on use.