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Homeless family traveling in hopes of receiving unemployment relief, Great Depression, USA, 1939 (media.kbin.social)
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[–] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 10 months ago

Remember that back then, we had far fewer vaccines, people got sick with terrible illnesses all the time. The Spanish flu had killed millions just a little less than 15 years prior. People also starved and died too. We didn't have the complex supply chains that could deliver fresh foods around the world, either. We are incredibly lucky these days. We really do take it for granted.

Smallpox, measles, polio, and other diseases were still in full swing.