Following an increase in influenza cases after the Armistice celebration, Denver officials issued a second closure order
On Nov. 22, 1918, following an increase in influenza cases after the Armistice celebration on Nov. 11, Denver officials issued a second closure order.
Business owners, especially theater and move house operators, protested vigorously, complaining that the closure order was discriminatory, as it singled out theaters and movie houses while still allowing people to congregate in downtown department stores.
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Source: Influenza Encyclopedia, University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine
Credit: Courtesy University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine.
