Fight Infantile Paralysis

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

From the online exhibition 'Whatever Happened to Polio?'

Object Details

maker

Bastian Brothers Company

Description (Brief)

Poliomyelitis is a viral disease that occurred in epidemic form in the United States from the 1890s through the 1950s. Grass roots fund-raising, led by the March of Dimes, enabled its prevention and control. This lapel pin was a reward for donating to the cause and depicts children with limbs affected by the disease.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Katherine Ott

date made

ca 1941

n.d.

ID Number

2003.0244.01

catalog number

2003.0244.01

accession number

2003.0244

Object Name

pin, polio

Physical Description

tin; iron; paint (overall material)

tin (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 3.5 cm x 2.2 cm; 1 3/8 in x 7/8 in

overall: 1 3/8 in x 1 in x 1/8 in; 3.4925 cm x 2.54 cm x .3175 cm

place made

United States: New York, Rochester

See more items in

Medicine and Science: Medicine

Health & Medicine

The Antibody Initiative

Disabilities

Antibody Initiative: Polio

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject