BUT
for your protection I've decided to wear one every time I blog - - and I'd strongly encourage you to wear one every time you visit my blog.
A facsimile of my blogging mask
(and Arabian head gear)
For your Sequester Entertainment I'm presenting vintage photos of the stylish masks people were wearing during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic.
this photo (above) looks like it could be from the 1920s but I'm not sure
Jon, It’s eerily unsettling how these images if well over a century ago look like ones now. Whoever said history doesn’t repeat itself was sadly mistaken. I have seen similar images and read some online accounts as well, the similarities are unsettling. Same panic and anxiety, different century but seems like the same reactions from government, media and the general public. It is quite unsettling, but I am not wearing a mask while blogging😉
ReplyDeleteI was surprised at the many similarities between the coronavirus and the 1918 pandemic. It really is disturbingly eerie.
DeleteIt doesn't seem like anyone was required to stay indoors back then - which is probably why there were more deaths.
My grandfather nearly died from the flu in 1918. He had been in WW1. The Red Cross gave away his clothes and belongings to others, not expecting him to live. He never forgave that organization.
ReplyDeleteIt's really outrageous and heartbreaking that they would give away your grandfather's belongings while he was still alive! I'm glad that he survived!
Deletebut your sense of humor is still intact!!!!!!!!!! That's something luv!
ReplyDeleteMy humor is one of the few things I have left....it's a key to survival.
DeleteLooking back at history is a good thing... seems everyone was masked back then.. but not social distancing .
ReplyDeleteI'm really surprised at how many people wore masks back then, but - as you said - they certainly didn't practice social distancing. Seems like they were more careless.
DeleteHopefully we won't lose 17-50 million people in this pandemic like to the Spanish flu, but it's looking like the death counts will keep mounting. I don't wear a mask outside, only when I go into a store, which is rare these days. Any protection is better than none.
ReplyDeleteThe death toll was enormous in the 1918 pandemic. The people wore masks, but somehow I get the feeling that they were more careless back then. As far as I know, no one was required to stay home.
DeleteUncanny, the resemblance to what manufacturers are still peddling! I do like the way in which that young lady with the enormous hat chose to wear hers. Scratching my head why those two women by the car thought it unnecessary to cover their noses. It's annoying, but I wear mine so as not to become an unwitting carrier and infect Tom, who suffers from COPD.
ReplyDeleteMyra, I was thinking the same things about the two photos that you mentioned. The woman with the huge hat had a very curious way of wearing her mask. And I was wondering why those two ladies by the car didn't have the masks on their noses.
DeleteFashion styles always make a comeback. sad masks are trending again. interesting to see these pictures. haunting images. my grandmother survived the 1918 flu and had horrific memories of it.
ReplyDeleteI was genuinely surprised at how prevalent masks were during the 1918 pandemic. Unfortunately they didn't seem to be of much help in preventing the enormous number of deaths. A genuinely frightening chapter in our history.
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