13159_7420_polio_epidemic5
1959
B&W
Shot of a bus labeled “University of Michigan”. People slowly walk out of a large building. Police and other wheel a cart of boxes through a hallway. Dr. Jonas Salk walks through a crowd into a doorway, escorted by some men including police officers. Camera men take pictures. Salk stand on a stage in front of a crowded auditorium as film camera observe. Dr. Thomas Francis Jr. takes the stage and announces a vaccine for poliomyelitis, speaking seated at a large podium bearing an American seal. Salk takes the stage and speaks.