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Influenza Pandemic of 1918

The front page of Ann Arbor’s Daily News Times on October 16, 1918, blasted readers with two headlines: the war abroad and the war at home. Allied forces were gaining ground in German-occupied Belgium. The end of World War I was near. The war at home was against a different kind of foe. An influenza outbreak, first identified in the spring of 1918, was sweeping across the nation. 

University of Michigan students in line to buy football tickets at Barbour Gym, September 1947 Photographer: Eck Stanger

University of Michigan students in line to buy football tickets at Barbour Gym, September 1947 image
Year:
1947
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 22, 1947
Caption:
FOOTBALL TICKET RUSH: With hopes of receiving seats as close to the 50-yard line as possible, University students lined up for half a block along Barbour Gymnasium before 8 o'clock this morning as football ticket distribution got under way. The allocation is being continued through Thursday, with preference being given according to the number of semesters each student has spent at the University.

New University Of Michigan Students Receive Ear, Nose, and Throat Exams, September 1947 Photographer: Maiteland Robert La Motte

New University Of Michigan Students Receive Ear, Nose, and Throat Exams, September 1947 image
Year:
1947
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 17, 1947
Caption:
Ear, nose and throat examinations are being given these freshman girls in the basement of Barbour gymnasium. Senior medical students are conducting the examinations here, under the supervision of Health Service staff members.