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Harvard Yard in 1900s

By Courtesy of olvwork361412, Harvard University Archives
During the Spanish Influenza of 1918, University President Abbott Lawrence Lowell made the controversial decision to keep classes in session.
During the Spanish Influenza of 1918, University President Abbott Lawrence Lowell made the controversial decision to keep classes in session.

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