The Talking Machine Industry and the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918
Posted by: Karen Fishman
This blog post was written by David Sager, reference assistant in the Recorded Sound Research Center. 102 years ago, the United States and the rest of the world were in the midst of a terrorizing Spanish influenza pandemic, referred to at the time as an epidemic. Industries were disrupted and injured, just as were …
Posted in: Early Recording Industry, Recorded Sound