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Survivor of the great polio epidemic of 1937, Earl Eden, above, was 6 when he got the disease (at right in small picture), about the age of grandson he shows quarantine sign to
Survivor of the great polio epidemic of 1937, Earl Eden, above, was 6 when he got the disease (at right in small picture), about the age of grandson he shows quarantine sign to

Survivor of the great polio epidemic of 1937, Earl Eden, above, was 6 when he got the disease (at right in small picture), about the age of grandson he shows quarantine sign to

Date9/1/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Survivor of the great polio epidemic of 1937, Earl Eden, above, was 6 when he got the disease (at right in small picture), about the age of grandson he shows quarantine sign to.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0026688F
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