This September, Encyclopedia Virginia invites you to make a gift to support the inclusive story of Virginia.Support Encyclopedia VirginiaMEDIA Show Media Credit: National Archives and Records AdministrationOriginal Author: UnknownCreated: November 6, 1918Medium: Photographic printTreating Soldiers to Prevent InfluenzaOn November 6, 1918, a doctor inside an army medical tent at Love Field in Texas sprays an unidentified sustance into a soldier's throat as a preventative against contracting the influenza virus then ravaging the country and the world.FEATURED INInfluenza Pandemic in Virginia, The (1918–1919)