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1 online resource (streaming video file) (51 min. 59 sec.) ; 314093827 bytes |
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In the summer of 1950, fear gripped the residents of Wytheville in the US. The town was in the midst of a full-blown Polio epidemic. That year alone, more than 33,000 Americans fell victim to the devastating but little-known virus - half of them under the age of ten. This program interweaves the personal accounts of polio survivors with the story of an ardent crusader who tirelessly fought on their behalf while scientists, including Jonas Salk, raced to eradicate this dreaded disease. (From the US) (Documentary) G CC |
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Broadcast 2011-09-23 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Fund raising.
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O'Connor, Basil, 1892-1972.
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Poliomyelitis -- Patients.
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United States.
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Streaming video
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Becker, Larry, contributor
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Black, Kathryn, contributor
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Brown, Betty Cook, contributor
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Colt, Sarah, director
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Crockett-Stark, Anne B, contributor
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Hunt, Linda, cast
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Johnson, John M, contributor
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Katz, Samuel L, contributor
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Offit, Paul A, contributor
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Oshinsky, David M, contributor
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Sage, Eleanor, contributor
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Troan, John, contributor
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Warren, Eugene F, contributor
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Youngner, Julius, contributor
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