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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
video game renderings of cleopatra, teddy roosevelt, and Ghandi

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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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
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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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