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Unloading Polio Vaccine
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A doctor unloading a box filled with a supply of the polio vaccine. The box in the foreground is labeled: "Polio Vaccine Rush" and the doctor is kneeling near a refrigerated case used to store medication.
1955
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Publication Information
| Creator | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
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| Date Created | 1955 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 11 x 13 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Milwaukee journal negatives, circa 1955-circa 1982 |
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| Call Number | (M56)7008 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Polio Vaccine in Transport
1955
Polio vaccine being unloaded (?) from a Northwest airplane.
Child Receiving Vaccine
1955
Child receiving a shot, most likely the polio vaccine.
Child Receiving Vaccine
1955
Children in line for vaccine shot. The child in the foreground is being prepared for the injection, most likely the polio vaccine.
Community Polio Vaccine
Tables are set up at a City Hall basement lobby as a venue for public access to the polio vaccine.
Transport of an Iron Lung
1950
Men moving an iron lung. The machine has the logo for the March of Dimes imprinted on it. Iron Lungs were commonly used for the treatment of polio.
