Live television programs

Dr. Thomas M. Rivers discussing the Salk vaccine with Dr. Salk and Dr. Van Riper during the telecast of the poliomyelitis vaccine. Gift of Mrs. Emerick

Mr. Paul Klemtner mentions key contributors to open the live telecast on the development of the poliomyelitis vaccine.

Crew tending to baby kleig light that exploded four minutes before show time above Dr. Thomas Francis. Mrs. Emerick

Left to right: Herb Fleet, V.P. of Medical Communications, Inc. and Account Executive for Eli Lilly's & Co.; Wes Kenney, the Director of the telecast (DuMont); Al Molinaro, Promotion and Production Director for Medical Communications; his son; Bob Emerick, Narrator; Morris Mayers, Director of Closed Circuit Division of DuMont; Ed Rasp, TV Program Director for Medical Communications; Eric Herud, Chief Facilities Engineer for DuMont; Steve Olshewski, V.P. of Paul Klemtner and Co. and Executive V.P. of Medical Communications, and Paul Klemtner. Gift of Mrs. Emerick.

Doctors and others pleasantly discuss the telecast of the poliomyelitis vaccine, after the show. Gift of Mrs. Emerick.

Photograph of Dr. Bazilauskas (of Medical Communications, Inc.; first name not available) together with Michigan personnel, preparing charts and other visual aid materials for the televised report of the Dr. Salk and Dr. Rivers poliomyelitis vaccine. Gift of Mr.s Emerick.

A lot of favorable chit chat between Paul Klemtner and others. Gift of Mrs. Emerick.

Dr. Jonas Salk giving the essentials of the evaluation report at the telecast of the poliomyelitis vaccine.

Dr. David Bodian (polio researcher at Johns Hopkins) presents factors which lead to the development of poliomyelitis vaccine at the telecast Gift of Mrs. Emerick

Dr. Thomas M. Rivers and Dr. David Bodian watch a monitor of the poliomyelitis vaccine telecast.