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Plate, License

Object number2018.138.8

Date1966

MediumMetal; Paint; Paper

Credit LineGift of Holly Dick

DescriptionMetal license plate painted yellow and blue. There is a white and red sticker at the top left corner.DimensionsHeight x Width: 6.125 × 12.125 in. (15.6 × 30.8 cm)
InscriptionsSticker in the top left corner states "PA / 66 / PA0000".
MarksText on plate states "PENNSYLVANIA / 457 [keystone symbol] 25V".
Historical NotesObjects used by Paul Dick, who spent his life in a wheelchair after contracting polio at the age of 14. Paul Dick, who grew up on a farm in Claysburg, PA, contracted polio in September 1954, just as the first polio vaccine was being tested by Jonas Saulk. Two of his sibllings also contracted polio at the same time. He spent time in an iron lung in Altoona hospital, during which time he was completely paralyzed. After rehabilitation in Altoona and Warm Springs, GA, he was able to recover some movement, but would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

Previous owner E. Paul Dick (died 2010)

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