Title
Iron Lung Ventilator Demonstration
Subject
Iron lung
Horner, Henry, 1878-1940
Respirators (Medical equipment)
Illinois State Fair
Governors
Description
A State Fair crowd gathers around an Iron Lung ventilator, or "negative pressure ventilator," a medical device used to assist patients breathing. On verso: State Fair Exhibit Dept. of Public Welfare 1939.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1939-XX-XX
Format
jpg
Language
en
Identifier
400423
Henry Horner Collection
Original Format
commercial print
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
21 x 26 cm