[Barbara Ellen Watson, 9 years old and 4th grader at West Side Elementary in Arlington, gets the first Salk polio vaccine]

4th grader gets the first Salk polio vaccine given in Tarrant County by doctor and nurse

[Barbara Ellen Watson, 9 years old and 4th grader at West Side Elementary in Arlington, gets the first Salk polio vaccine]

Description:

Barbara Ellen Watson, 9 years old and 4th grader at West Side Elementary in Arlington, gets the first Salk polio vaccine given in Tarrant County; Dr. Frank Wallace is the physician, Mrs. D.S. Gerould is nurse, 04/18/1955. Barbara grimaces as Dr. Frank gives her a shot to her arm, and Mrs. Gerould holds her. Barbara grimaces while they give her the shot.

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Topic:

Public Health, Public Health and Welfare, Medicine and Science

Keywords:

Poliomyelitis vaccine, Public health, Vaccines, Children, Polio

Persons:

Watson, Barbara Ellen

Wallace, Frank (Dr.)

Gerould, D.S. (Mrs.)

Places:

West Side Elementary (Arlington, Tex.)

Creator:

McPhall, Dub

Date Created:

1955-04-18

Image Type:

Black & White, Negative

Language:

English (United States)

Collection:

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection. Series 6: Negatives

Identifier:

10013890

Call Number:

AR406-6 04/18/1955 3433

Publisher:

University of Texas at Arlington

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Rights Holder:

University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections

License:

Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)