Kathy Goble, polio patient in a tank respirator

Creator

Joe McAulay

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Identifier

20064826

Description

Kathy Goble, polio patient in a tank respirator, also known as an iron lung, getting oxygen from Nurse Frances Herog, while another nurse, Irene Fencl and an attendant fit her into a portable iron lung. In the picture Kathy is being helped into the portable Iron lung from a flat bed by nurses and other healthcare professionals. There are some staff observing while others are occupied with other tasks. Kathy was transferred from City-County Hospital to Harris Memorial Methodist Hospital and has lived in an "iron lung" for more than seven months since being stricken with polio. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Archival Date

1947-03-27

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1964

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Iron Lung; City-County Hospital; Harris Memorial Methodist Hospital; Goble, Kathy; Herzog, Frances; Fencl, Irene; Poliomyelitis; Sick persons