Valued exposure: Masks

A man and a woman wearing anti-flu masks

On the day an official for the World Health Organization says the deadly swine flu virus, that began in Mexico, can no longer be contained, we present an image from the archives of a man and a woman wearing anti-flu masks during a health alert in the 1920s.

Photo: Mary Evans Picture Library

Published: 28 April 2009


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