Polio Victim Stands Up-Janice Dawe, five-year-old English polio victim who was brought to this country in the hope of being cured, takes a few steps with the aid of Miss Dorothy Wagner, physio-therapist at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. Aided by new braces and a mobile support frame, the child stood up for the first time in two and a half years. Her parents sold their home and belongings to finance the trip.

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Title:
Polio Victim Stands Up-Janice Dawe, five-year-old English polio victim who was brought to this country in the hope of being cured, takes a few steps with the aid of Miss Dorothy Wagner, physio-therapist at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. Aided by new braces and a mobile support frame, the child stood up for the first time in two and a half years. Her parents sold their home and belongings to finance the trip.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Infantile Paralysis: Wire Photos
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. September 1949]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Poliomyelitis
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 220 x 156 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/8336m357g
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001299_0020
Barcode:
39999088103351