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FILM ABOUT THE POLIO EPIDEMIC IN 1955. INFANTILE PARALYSIS.
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CHILDREN WITH INFANTILE PARALYSIS IN HOSPITAL. SICK WITH NURSES. LITTLE BABY LEG BRACES. EARLY PRISON-LIKE HOSPITAL WARD. PARALYZED BABY IN CRIB.
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1955, DR. JONAS SALK LECTURES AT PODIUM.
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CU MONTAGE NEWSPAPER HEADLINES ABOUT NEW VACCINE.
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CU BOY GETS POLIO VACCINE, SHOT.
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS CIRCA 1956 STATE STREET.
OLD STATE HOUSE. STEEPLE. |
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POLIO STRICKEN CHILD IN IRON LUNGS. POLIO OUTBREAK, 1955. INFANTILE PARALYSIS
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| 00:29:22 82.23 |
EMPTY SCHOOLS. EMPTY CLASSROOMS AND AUDITORIUMS.
PADLOCKS ON SCHOOL DOORS. EMPTY HALS. SCHOOL LOCKER DOORS OPEN. NEW ENGLAND. CHILDREN GET SHOTS. |
| 00:29:34 94.23 |
NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS. CIRCA 1955. WHALER STATUE.
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| 00:29:44 104.23 |
BOY RIDES TRICYCLE IN HOSPITAL.
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| 00:29:48 108.23 |
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WARD, CHILDREN IN CRIBS INFANTILE PARALYSIS. OLDER CHILDREN IN BEDS.
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| 00:30:09 129.23 |
NEWSPAPER HEADLINES ABOUT POLIO EPIDEMIC.
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| 00:30:12 132.23 |
EXTERIOR NEW BEDFORD SCHOOL, 1955. INTERIOR EMPTY CLASSROOMS
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| 00:30:20 140.23 |
FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS. HIGH ANGLE OF NEW ENGLAND TOWN IN AUTUMN. FALL RIVER GENERAL HOSPITAL.
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| 00:30:29 149.23 |
GIRL WITH INFANTILE PARALYSIS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY PHYSICAL THERAPIST.
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| 00:30:39 159.23 |
CU FALL RIVER NEWSPAPER POLIO HEADLINE
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| 00:30:42 162.23 |
EMPTY SCHOOL HALLS, CORRIDORS. STAIRS, CLASSROOMS
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| 00:30:48 168.23 |
MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE. BEAUTIFUL HOSPITAL NURSE WRAPS CHILD. CU SICK CHILDREN.
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| 00:31:16 196.23 |
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. BOYS PLAY CHECKERS. CU BOY CHEWS GUM. SCRATCHES HIS NECK.
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| 00:31:30 210.23 |
CU SICK WOMAN IN HOSPITAL BED. CU KNITTING.
ADULT SICK WITH POLIO |
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WISCONSIN. MADISON. MAN WALKS DOWN SUBURBAN SIDEWALK. STOPS TO READ WARNING SIGN CU SIGN "CHILDREN UNDER 16 YEARS OLD WILL BE CONFINED TO THEIR OWN PREMISES"
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| 00:31:48 228.23 |
NURSE CHANGES CHILD'S BANDAGE, CAST ON ONE SIDE OF HER LEG.
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| 00:32:05 245.23 |
CU MILWAUKEE CITY LIMITS SIGN. 1950s CARS IN MILWAUKEE
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| 00:32:11 251.23 |
NURSES CAFE FOR CHILDREN WITH INFANTILE PARALYSIS POLIO'S YOUNGEST VICTIMS. CHILDREN'S WARD. IRON LUNG
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| 00:32:24 264.23 |
CU MADISON WISCONSIN CITY LIMIT SIGN. MADISON STREET SCENES, 1955.
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| 00:32:28 268.23 |
ADULT STRICKEN WITH POLIO TALKING ON TELEPHONE IN HOSPITAL BED
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| 00:32:36 276.23 |
CU GREEN BAY CITY LIMIT SIGN. HS GREEN BAY
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| 00:32:40 280.23 |
NURSES WHEEL GURNEY IN HOSPITAL CORRIDOR, JESUS STATUE ON THE WALL. CU JESUS
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| 00:32:50 290.23 |
DETROIT, MICHIGAN. BLACK BOY SICK. MOTHER HELPS BOY EAT. HIS ARM SWINGS AROUND HELPLESSLY AS HE TRIES TO SPOON FEED HIMSELF.
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NURSES WANDER THROUGH ADULT POLIO HOSPITAL WARD SICK MOTHER.
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| 00:33:13 313.23 |
DURAND, ILLINOIS CITY LIMIT SIGN POPULATION 700.
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| 00:33:18 318.23 |
EXTERIOR FARMHOUSE. INTERIOR LARGE FAMILY, 16 FAMILY MEMBERS, READING LETTERS.
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CU 17 YEAR OLD BOY REALLY ILL WITH POLIO
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| 00:33:35 335.23 |
TEEN BROTHER IN HOSPITAL BED ENTERTAINED BY LITTLE SISTER, BOTH HAVE POLIO
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INTERIOR HOSPITAL, OMAHA, NEBRASKA. NURSES TEND TO PATIENTS, PATIENT IN IRON LUNG.
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| 00:34:03 363.23 |
DENVER, COLORADO MOTHER ENCASED IN IRON LUNG
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| 00:34:10 370.23 |
EXT. HOSPITAL. INT. NURSE CARES FOR BABY WITH INFANTILE PARALYSIS. CU GIRL'S LEGS IN BRACES
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EXT. HOSPITAL IN FLORIDA. MEDICAL CARE. MIAMI.
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| 00:34:42 402.23 |
BIZARRE EQUIPMENT TO HELP POLIO VICTIMS. SMILING BOY. PLEA FOR MONEY. PLAYS ON SYMPATHY.
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EXTERIOR NEW ORLEANS CHARITY HOSPITAL
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NURSE TENDS TO POLIO STRICKEN BOY TOO OLD FOR BUT WEARING DIAPERS. CU SMILING
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HOUSTON, TEXAS. TEAM OF BLACK ORDERLIES WHEEL GURNEY CARRYING SMALL BOY PAST IRON LUNGS IN CORRIDOR
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CU ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, .
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CU BOY WITH BREATHING APPARATUS COVERING HIS MOUTH
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| 00:35:42 462.23 |
PHYSICAL THERAPY, TREATMENT IN POOL OF WATER.
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| 00:36:10 490.23 |
POLIO VICTIM, MAN WEAVES SEAT TO CHAIR.
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| 00:36:22 502.23 |
CU MOMS WITH CHILDREN ON THEIR LAPS. LITTLE GIRL'S FOOT IN CAST.
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| 00:36:30 510.23 |
DOCTOR, PHYSICAL THERAPIST WORKS ON CHILD'S LEGS
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| 00:36:37 517.23 |
MONTAGE POLIO STRICKEN CHILDREN. NURSE WIPES CHILD'S BROW
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| 00:37:21 561.23 |
MEN PULL IRON LUNGS THROUGH CORRIDOR
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| 00:37:32 572.23 |
CHILDREN IN LINE WALK INTO SCHOOL.
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| 00:37:39 579.23 |
NURSE HELPS GIRL, GIRL USES STRAW TO DRINK.
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