open air school plan

Converted

A variety of spaces were converted into hospitals to handle the surge in patients.

newspaper clippingNov 15, 1918, Democratic Watchman, 3
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This is not the only house serving as a hospital during the pandemic, as Penn State’s infirmary was housed in one of the cottages on campus.

 

newspaper clippingOctober 25, 1918, Democratic Watchman, 4
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The city of Harrisburg had constructed an open-air school earlier in the year to help prevent children from contracting tuberculosis. Rather than use the space for safer classes during the pandemic, the city was forced to use it as a hospital when other facilities reached capacity.

 

facade open air schoolOctober 4, 1918, Harrisburg Telegraph, page 12

 

 

 

plan open air schoolJuly 10, 1917, Harrisburg Telegraph, page 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

newspaper clippingNovember 9, 1918, Harrisburg Telegraph, Home Edition, page 11
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The open-air school was closed longer than other school buildings to allow room for flu patients.