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March of Dimes Campaign
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Ann E. Boberschmidt, Edgewood College sophomore, is shown wearing a necklace and sweater. She was stricken with polio in November of 1945, paralysing her left arm and right leg. Her arm was completely recovered and her leg partially recovered and she continued to take special therapy and exercises at the Orthopedic Hospital.
December 31, 1951
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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March of Dimes Campaign
December 31, 1951
Polio victim Barbara Woroch cares for her two young sons, Gary, age 3, and Gregory, age 1. Barbara was stricken with polio three weeks before Gregory's birth and left with a paralyzed right arm. Sh...
Edgewood College Queen and Her Court
February 14, 1952
Anne Boberschmidt reigned as queen of the "Snow Swirl" winter formal dance sponsored by the sophomore class at Edgewood College of the Sacred Heart in the Edgewood Auditorium. Pictured are Queen An...
Recruiting Polio Emergency Volunteers
June 18, 1953
Jean Welsch uses the telephone to recruit volunteers for the Polio Emergency Volunteer training course. At her side is her son Bobby, age 3 1/2 years, who survived polio and is wearing leg braces.
Vietnamese Teacher
December 14, 1951
Vu Thi Yen stands in the doorway at Edgewood College while wearing a dress from her native country of Vietnam. She has come to the U.S. to study to become a teacher of teachers.
Polio Survivors Value March of Dimes
December 28, 1954
Mrs. Arnold (Elizabeth) Griswold sitting in a wheelchair beside her family. She was diagnosed with polio in 1949.
Polio Victims
August 2, 1951
Bonnie Wainscott (left), age 16, and her mother Mrs. Grace Wainscott are greeted by Francis M. Higgins, President of Wisconsin Central Airlines. The Wainscotts appeared on Tommy Bartlett's "Welcome...
