March of Dimes Poster Child Martha Ann King, December 1957
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Ann Arbor News, January 5, 1958
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Poster Girl And Poster-Maker: Martha Ann King, 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. King of 1200 Washtenaw Ave., Ypsilanti, is Washtenaw county's 1958 polio poster girl. She poses here with Joseph E. Edwards, president of Edwards Brothers, Inc., which for the past five years has produced the posters for the local chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis without charge. Martha Ann, stricken with polio when four days old, was left with both arms and legs completely paralyzed. She has recovered full use of her left arm and has partial use of the other limbs. She is still receiving treatment with funds donated by givers to the annual March of Dimes drive.
Ann Arbor News, January 5, 1958
Caption
Poster Girl And Poster-Maker: Martha Ann King, 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. King of 1200 Washtenaw Ave., Ypsilanti, is Washtenaw county's 1958 polio poster girl. She poses here with Joseph E. Edwards, president of Edwards Brothers, Inc., which for the past five years has produced the posters for the local chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis without charge. Martha Ann, stricken with polio when four days old, was left with both arms and legs completely paralyzed. She has recovered full use of her left arm and has partial use of the other limbs. She is still receiving treatment with funds donated by givers to the annual March of Dimes drive.
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1957
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December
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