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Twelve black & white photos of children recovering from polio and nursed in 1938 and 1839 and a black & white postcard of a building on Cat Island also known as Children's Island Photo A.Two nurses Caption: Eleanor Sterns Whittemore on left, Childrens Island 1938-1939, Salem MA off Marblehead B. A young girl with pig tails and two missing teeth. No caption C. A nurse and eight young girls on a porch. No caption D. Two girls looking over a rail, one with crutches. No caption E. Four girls on a railing, two with leg braces. No caption F. Two girls looking over a rail smiling. No caption G. Four girls on a porch, on girl has an arm brace. No caption H. Four girls on a porch. No caption I. Four girls on a porch, one with two leg braces and two crutches. No caption J. A nurse with buildings in background. Caption: Eleanor Sterns Whittemore 1938/1939 Childrens Island 1938-1939, Salem MA off Marblehead K . Two nurses and 14 small children on a porch. Most of the children are boys. Caption: Cat Island off Marblehead. L. Two nurses and twenty girls, some with leg braces on a porch. Caption: Eleanor Sterns Whittemore on left summer1938/1939 Cat Island off Marblehead. M. A black & White photo postcard of an L shaped building with a woman on the steps opening a door. An insert in the upper left shows a nurse looking at three children in a sand pile. Caption: Cat Island off Marblehead MA 1938-1939 N, O, P and Q are letters showing the provenance of the photos.
Cat Island off Marblehead & Children's Island off Marblehead 1938-1939 -Topic: People and Organizations -This image is the property of the Marblehead Historical Commission
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