On the right a teenage boy is vaccinated against smallpox by a school doctor and a county health nurse, in Gasport, New York, on March 15, 1938. Unfortunately, one man and his family are looking to leave town because they're all infected.Īn example of smallpox eruptions, lesions, or pustules on an arm as pictured in 1969. Later on, as Shea, along with the Duttons, set on a journey across the American plains, they check each traveler in their party for smallpox. They seem to be the only family Shea has and since they're gone, he decides to set fire to the house with their bodies inside. Shea struggles to hold back his tears as he picks up his daughter and carries her upstairs to where his wife has also died from the disease. We first see Shea's daughter whose body is covered in boils. In the first scene of Episode 1, we see Shea Brennan, played by Elliott, mourning the loss of his wife and daughter who both died as a result of smallpox. Smallpox as Seen in '1883'Īlthough the disease has largely been eradicated now, the world of 1883 shows that smallpox is very much a real threat. Episodes 1 and 2 are available to watch now with each episode airing weekly on Sundays on Paramount+. The spinoff stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill as older generations of the Dutton family while Sam Elliott and LaMonica Garrett also star in the Taylor Sheridan-created series. Read more The Real People Tom Hanks and Billy Bob Thornton Play in '1883'
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