Dr. Kurt Wegner Polio Immunization Photographshttp://hdl.handle.net/1989/72892024-03-28T19:21:23Z2024-03-28T19:21:23Z[Mother Giving Child Polio Vaccine]Stewart, W. Forreshttp://hdl.handle.net/1989/73092019-09-04T06:37:26Z1962-02-17T13:14:33Z[Mother Giving Child Polio Vaccine]
Stewart, W. Forres
This photograph depicts a mother giving the Type II Sabin oral polio vaccine to her child during the immunization program in Youngstown in 1962. The program, which was sponsored by the Mahoning County Medical Society and endorsed by the American Medical Association, was reportedly the first in the nation. This phase of the project occurred February 15-17, 1962.
1 b&w photograph ; 24.9 x 35.6 cm.
1962-02-17T13:14:33Z[Youngstown Polio Vaccine Immunization Volunteer Preparing Vaccines]Stewart, W. Forreshttp://hdl.handle.net/1989/73082019-09-04T06:37:26Z1962-02-17T13:14:33Z[Youngstown Polio Vaccine Immunization Volunteer Preparing Vaccines]
Stewart, W. Forres
This photograph depicts a volunteer for the Type II Sabin oral polio vaccine immunization program in Youngstown, Ohio in 1962. The volunteer is standing next to several five-gallon bottles of distilled water with which the vaccine was mixed. The program, which was sponsored by the Mahoning County Medical Society and endorsed by the American Medical Association, was reportedly the first in the nation. This phase of the project occurred February 15-17, 1962.
1 b&w photograph ; 24.9 x 35.6 cm.
1962-02-17T13:14:33Z[Baby Receiving Polio Vaccine]Stewart, W. Forreshttp://hdl.handle.net/1989/73072019-09-04T06:37:26Z1962-02-17T13:14:33Z[Baby Receiving Polio Vaccine]
Stewart, W. Forres
This photograph depicts a baby being given the Type II Sabin oral polio vaccine with a dropper as part of the Youngstown immunization program. The program, which was sponsored by the Mahoning County Medical Society and endorsed by the American Medical Association, was reportedly the first in the nation. This phase of the project occurred February 15-17, 1962.
1962-02-17T13:14:33Z[Kurt Wegner with Youngstown Police Visiting Polio Vaccination Centers]Stewart, W. Forreshttp://hdl.handle.net/1989/73052019-09-04T06:37:28Z1962-02-17T13:14:33Z[Kurt Wegner with Youngstown Police Visiting Polio Vaccination Centers]
Stewart, W. Forres
This photograph depicts Dr. Kurt Wegner, head of the Type II Sabin oral polio vaccine immunization program in Youngstown, Ohio, with a Youngstown police officer and police car visiting vaccination centers. The program, which was sponsored by the Mahoning County Medical Society and endorsed by the American Medical Association, was reportedly the first in the nation. This phase of the project occurred February 15-17, 1962.
1 b&w photograph; 24.9 x 35.6 cm.
1962-02-17T13:14:33Z