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张拍摄于1958年5月24日的纪实影像，主题为小儿麻痹症患者（polio victim）相关场景。主角为11岁的帕特里夏·伍兹（Patricia Woods，圣莫尼卡居民）：她是女童子军（Girl Scout）活动骨干，擅长游泳，同时兼任美国红十字会（Red Cross）与圣莫尼卡市休闲与娱乐局的初级救生员；出镜者还包括她6岁的妹妹唐娜·林恩（Donna Lynn）。

两组完整的影像说明如下：
第一组说明条：
摄影师：盖兹（Gaze），拍摄日期：1958-05-24，记者：盖兹（Gaze），拍摄任务：帕特里夏·伍兹，刊发要求：用于周日或周一版面。
1. #30-57：11岁的帕蒂·伍兹（Patricia Woods）同时任职于美国红十字会与圣莫尼卡市休闲与娱乐局的初级救生员，正与6岁的妹妹唐娜·林恩（画面左侧）展示救援动作。
2. #56：画面右侧的帕蒂曾教会妹妹唐娜·林恩游泳，此时正为另一位4岁的妹妹维罗妮卡（Veronica）开展游泳教学。
3. #66：11岁的帕蒂·伍兹卸下与肯尼支架（Kenny sticks）配套使用的左腿支具，仅依靠拐杖勇敢踏入威尼斯海滩的海浪。当她迈步或开始游泳时，需有人取下拐杖——因支架无法漂浮于水面。
4. #11-61：尽管帕蒂以泳池游泳见长且成绩优异，但偶尔也会在威尼斯海滩的海浪中尽情嬉戏。

第二组说明条：
摄影师：盖兹（Gaze），拍摄日期：1958-05-24，记者：盖兹（Gaze），拍摄任务：帕特里夏·伍兹，刊发要求：用于周日或周一版面。
1. #63：麦迪逊学校的同学们正围观帕蒂·伍兹演示跳房子动作。尽管身体存在残疾，她仍在学校的跳房子锦标赛中斩获第二名。
2. #70：帕蒂借助特制马镫骑行自行车，以此锻炼麻痹的左腿。她从未因自身残疾而放弃参与学校活动、体育竞技、戏剧表演与女童子军工作。
3. #5：帕蒂·伍兹的肯尼支架（Kenny sticks）露出威廉泰尔泳池（William Tell pool）的水面，此时她正跳入泳池游泳。通常她跳水后会掉落一支支架，但仍能轻松游至深水区底部取回。
4. #15：帕蒂展示爬泳动作。她曾连续游完60英尺泳池的长度共计64次。
5. #17：帕蒂展示仰泳动作。她同样擅长蛙泳，且可轻松在水下游泳。
6. #668：来自圣莫尼卡的11岁小儿麻痹症患者（polio victim）帕特里夏·伍兹，其勇气鼓舞了所有残障与健全人士，正出发前往女童子军集会。帕蒂是第19童子军巡逻队队长，是一名优秀的游泳运动员、初级救生员，会骑自行车、玩跳房子，同时也是戏剧俱乐部成员。