Out to Lick Polio -- Joanne Wilson, 5, New York City's March of Dimes poster girl last year, puts the bite on rock 'n roll singer Elvis Presley last night by selling him a lollypop for a donation to fight polio. Elvis appeared on television to help start nationwide Teens Against Polio campaign. Joanne is from Rockaway Beach, N.Y.

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Out to Lick Polio -- Joanne Wilson, 5, New York City's March of Dimes poster girl last year, puts the bite on rock 'n roll singer Elvis Presley last night by selling him a lollypop for a donation to fight polio. Elvis appeared on television to help start nationwide Teens Against Polio campaign. Joanne is from Rockaway Beach, N.Y.

Associated Press · [ca. January 1957]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] March of Dimes ... 1956

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