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1955 Press Photo Monkeys Used for the Polio Vaccine

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Photo shows the new arrivals at the Okatie Farms. They flee to a corner of their cage as an attendant puts a tray of food in the compartment. Their special diet includes a vitamin supplement to help build them up. All monkeys used for the Polio Vaccine must pass through this conditioning farm in South Carolina.

Photo is dated 1955.

Photo measures 10.25 x 8.25 inches.
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