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Masked and Contactless Service

Title (Dublin Core)

Masked and Contactless Service

Description (Dublin Core)

Following Wichita's municipal ordinance overriding the Sedgwick County Commission's decision to forego the governor's mask mandate, citizens were required to wear protective face coverings in all public spaces within the city limits. Electronic billboards and marquees, such as this one from west Wichita's Credit Union of America, announced that all customers must comply with this order should they wish to conduct business within their environs, while at the same time offering contactless methods for various bank transactions. These photographs underscore the urgency of both masks and social distancing, two of the most effective anti-COVID countermeasures, in combating a rapidly accelerating outbreak that city and Kansas state officials struggled to corral during the summer of 2020.

Date (Dublin Core)

July 27, 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 Business & Industry
English Clothing & Accessories
English Public Space
English Technology

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

mask
Wichita
Kansas
health
technology

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

A billboard that reads "Stay strong Wichita! We'll be back soon!"Stay Strong, Wichita

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

07/28/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

08/09/2020
09/29/2020
11/03/2020

Item sets

Covid 19
Teaching

This item was submitted on July 28, 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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