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Poliomyelitis Vaccine from Field Trials

American History Museum

Object Details

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis

date made

1954

ID Number

MG.221419.12.1

accession number

221419

catalog number

221419.12.1

Object Name

vaccine, polio
biological

Other Terms

Vaccines; Biologicals; Drugs; Liquid

Physical Description

glass (container material)
paper (label material)
poliomyelitis vaccine (drug ingredient)

Measurements

overall: 5.3 cm x 2.6 cm; 2 1/16 in x 1 in

See more items in

Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
The Antibody Initiative
Antibody Initiative: Polio

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Vaccines

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-380e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_694738

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Preventing Polio

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