Unconditional surrender

United States, 1956

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Shows the production of polio vaccine in a large pharmaceutical laboratory and describes the licensing procedures at the National Institute of Health. Features President Eisenhower and his grandchild, RAndy Kerr, the first child to receive the vaccine in 1954. Also features Dr Jonas Salk.

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Credits

production company

National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis

Duration

00:14:30:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1956

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011304

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Community health

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical laws and legislation

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medicine - Research

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medicine, Preventive

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Poliomyelitis - History - 20th century

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Poliomyelitis vaccine

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Salk vaccine

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Vaccination

History → History

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Salk vaccine

People → Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

People → Salk, Jonas Edward, 1914-

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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