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Illustration of San Francisco Chinatown

‘That Rotten Spot’

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The African Burial Ground

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Collage illustration of map, face, buildings, and a drawing of a skull

Return, Rebury, Repatriate

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Collage illustration showing drawing of Richard Allen and large mosquito on yellow background.

Calamity in Philadelphia

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Color illustration of a sick man

American Fevers, American Plagues

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black and white photo of man in an enclosure

Mouse Heaven or Mouse Hell?

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Between Us and Catastrophe exhibition

‘Philadelphia Weekly’ Spotlights Institute’s Oral History Program, ‘Between Us and Catastrophe’ Exhibition

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Color illustration of a 19th-century cholera victim

John Snow Hunts the Blue Death

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video game renderings of cleopatra, teddy roosevelt, and Ghandi

Interview with Jeremiah McCall

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Photo rendering of ancient greece

Learning History with Video Games

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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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large crowd outside in city

Philadelphia Earth Week, Fifty Years On

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

Spit Spreads Death

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