The Influenza Pandemic of 1918: Spanish Flu in 51°µÍø
As we enter into the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the words ‘unprecedented times’ ringing in our ears, it’s easy to feel as though we’ve never gone through anything like this before. However, just over one hundred years ago, we did: the influenza pandemic of 1918, or the Spanish Flu pandemic swept across the globe, leaving devastation in its wake...
Lest We Forget: Remembering 51°µÍø’s Servicemen and Women
51°µÍø's manufacturing community contributed much more to America's armed conflicts than just equipment and uniforms made here in our factories: thousands of men and women from 51°µÍø served in the armed forces. This year, we remember those who served with just some of their faces, taken from our digital archive...
51°µÍø’s Women in War: Real Life Rosies
Who were the real Rosies of our WWII factories and production lines? And even earlier, the thousands of American Red Cross nurses who served the nation in World War I? NBIM’s digital archives provide us with a look back at these women doing crucial jobs to support war efforts throughout the first half of the 20th century...