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Title
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1918 Flu Epidemic More Deadly Than Germans
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Description
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Short article details the involvement of Camp Funston and Fort Riley with the spread of the Spanish Flu in 1918. "Since Fort Riley was a cavalry outpost, there were hundreds of horses and mules also living on the base--hundreds of animals producing tons of excrement. The most efficient way to dispose of the dung was to burn it. Such a fire had been set on March 9 when a ferocious dust storm kicked up that same day. The dust combined with the smoke of the burning dung heaps blackened the skies in Kansas--'dead black,' some said." Shortly after this incident, men started to come down with the flu. "More Americans died as a result of the Spanish Flu than were killed in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined."
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Date
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2005
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Panoramic Views of Camp Funston, Kansas
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Description
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Two color panoramic postcard views of Camp Funston at Fort Riley, Kansas. The two different views are titled, "The Zone, Camp Funston, Kansas," and, "Panorama of Camp Funston, Kansas," and include buildings, soldiers, and cars. Each view consists of three panels of cards published by E. D. Zellner of Junction City, Kansas. The cards have been glued on canvas measuring 11 x 35 in. Constructed during the summer of 1917, Camp Funston was one of the largest training camps built in the U.S. during World War I.
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Date
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1917~
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Camp Funston, Kansas - 14th National Army Cantonment
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Description
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Panoramic photograph of the Camp Funston U.S. Army training camp located in Fort Riley, Kansas. Several military buildings are in view. A sign for the Funston Theatre can be seen.
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Date
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1917~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The Zone - Camp Funston, Kansas
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Description
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Panoramic photograph of the Camp Funston U.S. Army training camp located in Fort Riley, Kansas. Soldiers and cars outside of a row of buildings can be seen. Signs for Woolf Brothers and the Bevo Inn are in view.
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Date
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1917~
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Object Type
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Photograph
