Charlissa Jean Finks vaccine photograph   Save
Columbus Citizen-Journal Collection
Description: Dated April 23, 1955, this photograph shows 7 year old Charlissa Jean Finks of Hilliard, Ohio, receiving her first polio vaccine, administered by Dr. Robert A. Evans. Polio, a virus that causes paralysis, especially in young children, was a major public health concern in the United States and globally from the early 1900s through the 1950s. In 1952, Jonas Salk at University of Pittsburgh developed the first effective polio vaccine, which was given to hundreds of thousands of children across the country. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B11F11_05
Subjects: Medicine; Medical care; Health care; Science and Technology; Children
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)