Iron Lungs at Fire Station No. 3, 226 West Washington Blvd. Melvin Koehler (left), William Workman (right). Iron Lungs were stored and serviced by a special group of firemen at fire station No.3. This was during the polio epidemic of the 1950s in Fort Wayne. Date 08/13/1951

Contributor(s): Weber, Donald Allen
Source: http://cdm15155.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/coll3/id/779
Collection: Fire Fighter Photographs
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Geography: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Subjects: Fire fighters--Indiana--Fort Wayne.

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