During the Influenza Pandemic of 1918, Seattle citizens were mandated by the health commission to wear gauze masks in public to help stop the spread of the disease. These Seattle residents pose outside of a drugstore where the masks were sold.

Spanish Influenza struck Seattle in September 1918. On October 5th, the theaters in Seattle were closed to help stop the spread of the disease. By October 29th all citizens were required to wear gauze masks in public. The theaters were reopened on November 12th, 1918 after the armistice ended World War I.

Photograph of Ann Hamilton taken in 1916 at Harrington Studio in Joliet, Illinois.

Photograph of Ann Hamilton in the play, "The War Child". This play was performed in Seattle at the Empress Theatre during the week of March 19, 1916.

Photograph of vaudeville actress Edna Beard taken in 1912 at Apeda Studio, New York.

Photograph of vaudeville actress Edna Beard taken in 1912 at Apeda Studio in New York.