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Vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 8 photo of Basil O'Connor seated between noted vaccinologists Jonas Salk and John Franklin Enders at a dinner event, signed and inscribed in the lower border in ink, "To Basil O'Connor, with warm regards, from Jonas Salk" and "John Enders.” In very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges.
Basil O'Connor (1892–1972) was an influential figure and philanthropist who, with Franklin D. Roosevelt, started two foundations for polio research and treatment: the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation and the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, which is now known as the March of Dimes. President Roosevelt later appointed O'Connor to the American Red Cross, of which he served as chairman (1944–47) and president (1947–49). In this capacity, he also chaired the League of Red Cross Societies from 1945 to 1950.
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