Little polio victim feature, 1958

12 images. Little polio victim feature, 24 May 1958. Patricia Woods -- 11 years (polio victim) (Santa Monica) rides bicycle; Leader in Girl Scout activities swimming; Junior lifeguard with Red Cross and Santa Monica City Department of Recreation; Donna Lynn -- 6 years (sisters).; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Gaze. Date: 1958-05-24. Reporter: Gaze. Assignment: Patricia Woods. Special instructions: for Sun or Mon. #30-57: Patty Woods, 11, a junior lifeguard with both the Red Cross and the Santa Monica City Department of Recreation, demonstrates her rescue ability with her sister, Donna Lynn, 6, (at left). #56: Patty (right) who taught her sister, Donna Lynn, to swim, starts instruction for her other sister, Veronica, 4. #66: Patty Woods, 11 casting aside the left leg brace necessary in combination with her Kenny sticks for walking, bravely tackles the surf with the crutches alone. Someone will have to take them when she hits her stride or starts to swim because the sticks will not float. #11-61: Although she primarily is a pool swimmer -- and a good one -- Patty occasionally enjoys a good frolic in the surf at Venice.; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Gaze. Date: 1958-05-24. Reporter: Gaze. Assignment: Patricia Woods. Special instructions: for Sun or Mon. #63: Playmates at the Madison School look on as Patty Woods goes thru [sic] her paces in hopskotch [sic]. She took second place in school's hopskotch [sic] tournament despite her handicap. #70: Patty rides a bicycle with special stirrups as an aid in developing her paralyzed left leg. She never permits her handicap to keep her from being active in school, in sports, in dramatics and girl scout work. #5: Patty Woods' Kenny sticks break the surface of the William Tell pool as she dives in for a swim. Often she drops one of the sticks after a dive, but easily swims to the bottom of the deep water to retrieve it. #15: Patty demonstrates the crawl stroke. She has swum 64 times the length of the 60-foot pool. #17: The back stroke. She also does the breast stroke, swims easily under water. #668: Patricia Woods, 11, of Santa Monica, polio victim, whose courage is an inspiration to handicapped and non-handicapped aloke, starts out for a girl Scout meeting. Patty is patrol leader of Troop 19, is an excellent swimmer, a junior lifeguard, rides a bicycle, plays hopskotch [sic] and is member of a drama club".

本数据集共包含12张专题影像，主题为1958年5月24日的小儿麻痹症（polio）患者纪实。11岁的帕特里夏·伍兹（Patricia Woods，圣莫尼卡居民，小儿麻痹症患者）正骑行自行车；她是女童子军（Girl Scout）活动的骨干成员，擅长游泳，同时兼任美国红十字会（Red Cross）与圣莫尼卡市休闲部门的初级救生员；她的妹妹唐娜·林恩（Donna Lynn）时年6岁。

照片说明条标注如下："摄影师：盖兹（Gaze），拍摄日期：1958-05-24，记者：盖兹，拍摄任务：帕特里夏·伍兹，特殊要求：供周日或周一刊用。#30-57：11岁的帕蒂·伍兹（Patty Woods，即帕特里夏）同时任职于红十字会与圣莫尼卡市休闲部门的初级救生员，她正与6岁的妹妹唐娜·林恩（位于画面左侧）展示救援技能。#56：帕蒂（位于画面右侧）曾教导妹妹唐娜·林恩游泳，此时正开始教导另一位妹妹、4岁的维罗妮卡（Veronica）。#66：帕特里夏·伍兹，11岁，卸下用于辅助行走的左腿支具与肯尼助行杖（Kenny sticks），仅依靠拐杖勇敢地踏入威尼斯海滩的海浪中。当她站稳或开始游泳时，必须有人将拐杖拿走，因为助行杖无法漂浮。#11-61：尽管帕蒂主要以泳池游泳见长且水平优异，偶尔也会在威尼斯的海浪中尽情嬉戏。"

另一组照片说明条标注如下："摄影师：盖兹（Gaze），拍摄日期：1958-05-24，记者：盖兹，拍摄任务：帕特里夏·伍兹，特殊要求：供周日或周一刊用。#63：麦迪逊学校（Madison School）的玩伴们正围观帕蒂·伍兹玩跳房子游戏（hopskotch）。尽管身有残疾，她仍在学校的跳房子比赛中获得第二名。#70：帕蒂借助特制马镫骑行自行车，以锻炼左侧瘫痪的腿部。她从不因自身残疾而放弃参与学校活动、体育赛事、戏剧表演与女童子军工作。#5：帕特里夏·伍兹的肯尼助行杖露出威廉泰尔泳池（William Tell pool）的水面，她正跃入水中游泳。通常她在跳水后会掉落一根助行杖，但仍能轻松游到深水区底部将其取回。#15：帕蒂展示爬泳动作。她曾在60英尺长的泳池中游过64个单程。#17：她的仰泳动作。她还会蛙泳，且能轻松地在水下游泳。#668：来自圣莫尼卡的11岁小儿麻痹症患者帕特里夏·伍兹，其勇气鼓舞着残障与健全人士，正出发前往女童子军集会。帕蒂是第19童军巡逻队的队长，她是优秀的游泳选手、初级救生员，会骑自行车、玩跳房子，同时也是戏剧社的成员。"