Regal Kiss for March of Dimes Kickoff--Bobby Michiels, 6, plants a kiss on the cheek of Adele Poindexter, 4, after they were crowned king and queen of the 1954 Cook county March of Dimes polio campaign yesterday. The young polio victims were presented with crowns made from crisp, new dollar bills, studded with shiny dimes symbolizing the drive's slogan, "Join the March of Dimes with dollars."

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Title:
Regal Kiss for March of Dimes Kickoff--Bobby Michiels, 6, plants a kiss on the cheek of Adele Poindexter, 4, after they were crowned king and queen of the 1954 Cook county March of Dimes polio campaign yesterday. The young polio victims were presented with crowns made from crisp, new dollar bills, studded with shiny dimes symbolizing the drive's slogan, "Join the March of Dimes with dollars."
Title (alt.):
Royal Romance-King and queen of the Cook County, March of Dimes get acquainted after their coronation yesterday. Bobby Michiels, 6, and Adele Poindexter, 4, both victims of polio, were crowns made of dollar bills symbolizing the drive's slogan-"Join the March of Dimes with dollars."
Description:
[Information from item housing] Infantile Paralysis: Wire Photos
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. January 1954]
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 255 x 209 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cj82p8469
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_0002
Barcode:
39999088103351