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Identifier

20029233

Description

Mrs. Jacqueline Tubbs, 24, a person with infantile paralysis (polio), and her ex-soldier husband, Al C. Tubbs, shortly before Mrs. Tubbs was taken to the Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation for treatment. She is the first Fort Worth patient to go to the hospital. In this picture, she is sitting on her wheelchair with hands crossed. Her husband is standing next to her. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, August 9, 1945.

Archival Date

1945-08-09

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-359

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Tubbs, Jacqueline (Mrs.); Poliomyelitis; Tubbs, Al C.; Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation; Sick persons; Wheelchairs

Subjects

Tubbs, Jacqueline (Mrs.); Poliomyelitis; Tubbs, Al C.; Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation; Sick persons; Wheelchairs

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