Waiting for Inoculations, Montgomery, July 1953. Photograph by John G. Zimmerman
Spraying DDT city-wide to kill insects believed to carry polio, Montgomery, July 1953.
Photograph by John G. Zimmerman
One thousand doctors, nurses & volunteers inoculated the city’s 33,000 children,
using 62.5 gallons of gamma globulin valued at $625,000. Photo by John G. Zimmerman
Dr. Walton Smith, Director of Alabama’s Bureau of Preventable Diseases, inspects used bottles of gamma globulin to insure every last drop is used. Photo by John G. Zimmerman.
Polio Treatment, Montgomery, 1953. Photograph by John G. Zimmerman