Respirator (or iron lung) manufactured by the J. H. Emerson Co., Cambridge, MA; rebuilt by Lifecare, Boulder, CO, in 1999; and formerly the property of Respironics, Inc., Murrysville (Pittsburgh), PA. Used chiefly for ...
WPIC radio personality Mr. Caldwell interviews several families with children who suffered from polio. The recording also includes the sound of the iron lung respirator. Interview occurs January 23, 1952.