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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated March 9, 1954 reads "Therapists and committee members gather in Lancaster to launch the fourth unit of the California Elks Association Major Project, a cost-free service to provide home treatment for children suffering with cerebral palsy, a condition caused by damage to the brain resulting in short-circuited nerves and crippled muscles. Virtually without hope of achieving normal lives but a few years ago, cerebral palsied children in rural areas where they are unable to attend medical clinics are receiving care through the Elks program. Of the 150,000 children in America afflicted today, 12,000 live in California. Shown with one of the Antelope Valley's equipped station wagons are (kneeling) left to right, George Land, Robert Kennepohl, Hank Hunter; (standing) left to right, John Gentry, Elizabeth Yerxa, Diana Wark and C. P. Hebenstreit ."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
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