AN ARTIST IN AN IRON LUNG.—Paul Alexander, a Hine-year-old Texan boy, putting the finishing touches to a picture of a Red Indian chief .while confined to an iron lung. A victim of poliomyelitis, Paul Alexander has to paint with his mouth since he has had no use of his limbs for three years. Physical therapy has taught him to sit up, and he is able to leave his icon lung for short periods.
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Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27735, 12 August 1955, Page 9
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73AN ARTIST IN AN IRON LUNG.—Paul Alexander, a Hine-year-old Texan boy, putting the finishing touches to a picture of a Red Indian chief .while confined to an iron lung. A victim of poliomyelitis, Paul Alexander has to paint with his mouth since he has had no use of his limbs for three years. Physical therapy has taught him to sit up, and he is able to leave his icon lung for short periods. Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27735, 12 August 1955, Page 9
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