Disasters
Title
Disasters
Subject
This collection includes such disasters as floods, tornadoes, fires, accidents and epidemics.
Publisher
Midway Village Museum
Date
1850-1990
Collection Items
Polio Epidemics in Rockford: Memories from a Polio Survivor -- Part 3 of 3: After the Hospital
Don Swanson is a Rockford native and a polio survivor. The retired principal of Walker School, Swanson contracted polio at age 5 and spent a year in the hospital. These images are part of a PowerPoint presentation created by Swanson in 2018 to share…
Polio Epidemics in Rockford: Memories from a Polio Survivor -- Part 2 of 3: Diagnosis and Treatment
Don Swanson is a Rockford native and a polio survivor. The retired principal of Walker School, Swanson contracted polio at age 5 and spent a year in the hospital. These images are part of a PowerPoint presentation created by Swanson in 2018 to share…
Polio Epidemics in Rockford: Memories from a Polio Survivor -- Part 1 of 3: Rockford Gears up
Don Swanson is a Rockford native and a polio survivor. The retired principal of Walker School, Swanson contracted polio at age 5 and spent a year in the hospital. These images are part of a PowerPoint presentation created by Swanson in 2018 to share…