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USA EISERNE LUNGE
At the height of a polio epidemic, Dr. Harry Seanor, fastens the one pound lung on an eight year old boy, to show the difference in size to that of the 700 pound lung at left. Iron lungs were respirators to assist patients breathing. 1949. (KEYSTONE/Everett Collection/)
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COPYRIGHTPFLICHTIG Courtesy Everett Collection
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Rights Managed
Date created
20100831
Place
USA VEREINIGTE STAATEN AMERIKA
Credit
KEYSTONE
Source
EVERETT COLLECTION
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3000 x 2503 px
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