Medicine and Public Health - Diorama of modern doctor's office (Francis Rigney)

Commencement for Jeanie

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

The exact date of this episode is unknown. We've filled in the date above with a placeholder. What we actually have on record is: 1955-uu-uu.

"Commencement for Jeannie" - a documentary drama about a young woman undergoing rehabilitation to regain her ability to walk after recovering from polio. The program was produced by the New York State Department of Health by the State Radio Bureau.

[The Story of Empire County aired in 1955.


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 92549
Municipal archives id: LT1892

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