March Of Dimes: Notables Open Annual Drive For Polio Fund
March Of Dimes: Notables Open Annual Drive For Polio Fund
March Of Dimes: Notables Open Annual Drive For Polio Fund Little Larry McKenzie, Jr., The polio boy of the 1951 March Of Dimes campaign, is greeted by President Truman and gets a famous autograph as the annual drive for funds gets under way. All Americans join with the president in helping Larry and all the other sufferers from the dread disease. In New York, Jimmy Durante and other notables help get the campaign rolling. CU President Truman greets the March Of Dimes poster child (Larry McKenzie Jr. of 1951) CU President Truman signing Larry's autograph book MCU Basil O'Connor, Jimmy Durante, Baron Tolateri and Larry, smiling having a good time. MLS Women marching holding a banner which reads; "We Ride Today So Others Can Walk Tomorrow. LS Girl Scouts pushing empty wheelchairs. MLS Girls and boys on roller skates holding a banner which reads; "Good Skate Joins The March Of Dimes".