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Color illustration of a sick man

American Fevers, American Plagues

Distillations Article
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Mouse Heaven or Mouse Hell?

Distillations Article
Between Us and Catastrophe exhibition

‘Philadelphia Weekly’ Spotlights Institute’s Oral History Program, ‘Between Us and Catastrophe’ Exhibition
Media Coverage
Color illustration of a 19th-century cholera victim

John Snow Hunts the Blue Death

Distillations Article
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Interview with Jeremiah McCall

Distillations Podcast
Photo rendering of ancient greece

Learning History with Video Games

Distillations Podcast
A nurse in a mask

UWISHUNU: The Top Things to Do in Philly This Week & Weekend, November 2–8
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Bike delivery person in a mask

PhillyVoice: Photos of Essential Workers to Be Displayed by the Science History Institute
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Mask makers shown with a sewing machine and their dog

Science History Institute Debuts New Outdoor Exhibition
Press Release
A nurse in a mask

Between Us and Catastrophe
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Philadelphia Earth Week, Fifty Years On

Distillations Article
Photo from 1918 showing Philadelphia streetcar with sign reading "Spit spreads death"

Spit Spreads Death

Distillations Podcast
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