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March of Dimes Campaign
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Ann E. Boberschmidt, Edgewood College sophomore, is shown wearing a necklace and sweater. She was stricken with polio in November of 1945, paralysing her left arm and right leg. Her arm was completely recovered and her leg partially recovered and she continued to take special therapy and exercises at the Orthopedic Hospital.
December 31, 1951
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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March of Dimes Campaign
December 31, 1951
Polio victim Barbara Woroch cares for her two young sons, Gary, age 3, and Gregory, age 1. Barbara was stricken with polio three weeks before Gregory's birth and left with a paralyzed right arm. Sh...
Edgewood College Queen and Her Court
February 14, 1952
Anne Boberschmidt reigned as queen of the "Snow Swirl" winter formal dance sponsored by the sophomore class at Edgewood College of the Sacred Heart in the Edgewood Auditorium. Pictured are Queen An...
Therapy at Wisconsin Orthopedic Hospital
November 6, 1947
Two young male patients and an occupational therapist doing an activity at the Wisconsin Orthodpedic Hospital, 1415 Linden Drive.
Easter Seals Beneficiaries
March 15, 1954
Margaret Fliegel holds a book while sitting on her bed in front of an anatomy chart. She was a senior physical therapy student and a Easter Seal grant recipient.
Recruiting Polio Emergency Volunteers
June 18, 1953
Jean Welsch uses the telephone to recruit volunteers for the Polio Emergency Volunteer training course. At her side is her son Bobby, age 3 1/2 years, who survived polio and is wearing leg braces.
Polio Resistance Exerciser
October 16, 1951
Close-up of a polio resistance exerciser. Dick Murphy, captain of the U.W. boxing team, is shown receiving "treatment" on the machine given by Frank Lam of the Elgin Exerciser Appliance Company, ma...
