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Third Doctor to Join City Polio Battle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09993.078.02 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 25 July 1943 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

One newspaper clipping entitled, "Third Doctor to Join City Polio Battle." Pertains to John L. Lavan, a doctor from New York City, travelling to Dallas to join the efforts in slowing the spread of polio among children.

Lavan, John L., fl. 1943

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