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Identifier
20145737
Description
Cathy Adkins, Tarrant County's poster girl for the 1950 March of Dimes, gives a pep talk to Legionnaires Tommie Gay, center, and C. C. Downs, who will collect funds for the polio drive at Golden Gloves bouts. Cathy spent a year in treatment of polio. She wears crutches, corset and full-length leg braces to support her walking.
Archival Date
1951-01-11
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-2358
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Poliomyelitis; Fund raising; Children; Sick children
Names
March of Dimes; Adkins, Cathy; Texas Golden Gloves (Fort Worth, Tex.); Downs, C. C.; Gay, Tommie; American Legion
Subjects
Poliomyelitis; Fund raising; Children; Sick children