Item
Wichita Must Mask Up
Title (Dublin Core)
Wichita Must Mask Up
Description (Dublin Core)
After the Sedgwick County Commission voted 3-2 to not implement the governor's order requiring Kansans to wear masks in public places where social distancing was not possible, Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple convened an emergency session of the City Council to debate and vote on a city-wide ordnance that would override the county's authority . By a vote of 4-3, Mayor Whipple's ordnance passed and became effective immediately, thus prompting local businesses to post signs like this one on their establishments. This sign reflects the first time during the pandemic that mask-wearing became an enforced mandate in Wichita, as the city struggled to control a virus that seemed to be at controllable levels just a few weeks before this photo was taken.
Date (Dublin Core)
July 6, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Aaron Peterka
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Aaron Peterka
Partner (Dublin Core)
Northeastern University
Type (Dublin Core)
Photograph
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Government Local
English
Health & Wellness
English
Clothing & Accessories
English
Public Space
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
Kansas
government order
mask
Wichita
sign
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
07/06/2020
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
07/30/2020
Item sets
This item was submitted on July 6, 2020 by Aaron Peterka using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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