Francis, Thomas, 1900-1969

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

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

Dr. Thomas Francis, Dr. Jonas Salk, Mr. Basil O'Connor (head of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis - later the March of Dimes) and Dr. Thomas M. Rivers briefed by Wes Kenney (DuMont director) on their parts in the telecast report of the poliomyelitis vaccine. Gift of Mrs. Emerick

Photograph of Dr. David Bodian (polio researcher at Johns Hopkins), Dr. Jonas E. Salk, Dr. Thomas Francis, and Dr. Thomas M. Rivers (in coats facing camera) being briefed on telecast report for poliomyelitis vaccine. Gift of Mrs. Emerick