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Notes:

A group portrait of six medical professionals in an office setting. Seated at the desk, pen poised to write in an open three ring binder, is Dr. Grace Eldering, credited with co-developing a vaccine for the whooping cough. Seated on the far left is Loney Clinton Gordon, who discovered the culture used for the vaccine. Names of the other people are unknown. The photograph is labeled "Lactobacillos acidophilus Studies of Grand Rapid's children. A part of the local fluoridation experiment" and "K.O. Polio, 1963."

Date Created:

1963-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Subject Topic:

Nurses, Physicians, Health care personnel, and African Americans

Rights:

© Grand Rapids Public Library. All Rights Reserved.

URL:

http://cdm16055.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16055coll15/id/33