Period Picture- 1918 Flu Pandemic New Zealand

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Period Picture- 1918 Flu Pandemic New Zealand

Post by Tim Rogers » Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:11 am

Emergency ambulances alongside the Wellington Town Hall during the 1918 flu epidemic.
Source: Alexander Turnbull Library collection, PAColl-7489-69
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Re: Period Picture- 1918 Flu Pandemic New Zealand

Post by Kaiser » Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:28 am

Tim i count three Ts, one black and two brass rads, so it is ON Topic ;)
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Re: Period Picture- 1918 Flu Pandemic New Zealand

Post by Tim Rogers » Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:11 am

On topic and relevant- thank you.

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Re: Period Picture- 1918 Flu Pandemic New Zealand

Post by Greg Griffin » Sat Mar 21, 2020 7:30 pm

Looks like they cut a hole in the splash guard--to serve as a foot scraper?

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Re: Period Picture- 1918 Flu Pandemic New Zealand

Post by perry kete » Sat Mar 21, 2020 7:45 pm

The soldiers may have cut a hole in the splash guard in order to check the oil easier.
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Re: Period Picture- 1918 Flu Pandemic New Zealand

Post by Oldav8tor » Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:45 am

Are those discs on the wheels to keep the mud from building up, or?
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Re: Period Picture- 1918 Flu Pandemic New Zealand

Post by BHarper » Sun Mar 22, 2020 12:39 pm

Meanwhile, here in America:


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