1961 Press Photo Deputy Surgeon-General Dr.John Porterfield at news conference

Dr. John D. Porterfield, deputy U.S. surgeon general, holds a news conference today in Washington at the conclusion of a two-day meeting of federal, state and local health officers. He said there is no need for any immediate health protection action as the result of nuclear fallout.

Photo is dated 1961.

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.