Episode 10: Death in the City: Or Whatever Became of the Influenza Pandemic of 1918

Title

Episode 10: Death in the City: Or Whatever Became of the Influenza Pandemic of 1918

Description

A program on the worst pandemic of the twentieth century and its impact on Philadelphia, the hardest hit of American cities and on people’s experience and attitudes towards death.

Creator

Charles Hardy

Source

I Remember When: Times Gone but not Forgotten

Date

Jan 18, 1983

Rights

I REMEMBER WHEN: TIMES GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN was written and produced by Charles Hardy III and broadcast on Fresh Air Funding for this series was made possible by grants from The Pennsylvania Humanities Council, the Colonial Penn Group, the Margaret Dorrance Strawbridge Foundation, and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation. “Fresh Air with Terry Gross is produced at WHYY in Philadelphia and distributed by NPR. Podcasts are available at www.npr.org/podcasts and at iTunes.

Duration

34'48"

Files



Citation

Charles Hardy, “Episode 10: Death in the City: Or Whatever Became of the Influenza Pandemic of 1918,” Philly Immigration, accessed November 18, 2024, https://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/items/show/9.