Polio invalid and his electric hoist...Veterans Administration Hospital, Long Beach, 1951

7 images. Polio invalid and his electric hoist...Veterans Administration Hospital, Long Beach, 18 October 1951. Glen Elvin Millett, 27; Colonel W.R. McBrian.; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Emery. Date: 1951-10-19. Reporter: Phister to rw. Assignment: Polio invalid and his electric hoist at Veterans Admin. Hospital, Long Beach. 75: Glen Elvin Millett, 27, of 309 Westbourne Dr., L.A., closeup in his hospital bed, 82: Millett visited at bedside by Colonel W.R. McBrian, chief of special services at hosp. 83: Millett in bed, view from foot of bed showing overhead motors & hoist mechanism. Nos. 84, 85, 77 and 74 are in sequence to show how he uses hoist to lift him from motorized wheelchair into bed: 84: Start of process, he in wheelchair. 85: hoist has raised his legs to bed one at a time; 77: he is midair after lift, moving laterally toward bed. 74: Sitting safe on bed -- all by pressing electric buttons in hand switch".