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Identifier
20143301
Description
Dorothy Harris inspects a teddy bear shown by her mother, Mrs. Henry J. Harris, 620 Frontier. The bear was one of the gifts at Dorothy's 15th birthday party in the polio ward of City-County Hospital. Sandra Stewart watches from the other iron lung. Nurse Frances Lauk hovers over Willie Joe McCuller and John Lee, in the chair, who were taken out of iron lungs for the party.
Archival Date
1950-02-21
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-2114
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Iron Lungs; Medical equipment & supplies; Poliomyelitis; Hospitals; Birthday parties
Names
Harris, Dorothy; Harris, Henry J. (Mrs.); City-County Hospital (Fort Worth, Tex.); Stewart, Sandra; Lauk, Frances; McCuller, Willie Joe; Lee, John
Subjects
Iron Lungs; Medical equipment & supplies; Poliomyelitis; Hospitals; Birthday parties