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Title supplied by cataloger. Karen Zytniak who was born with defective eye, had been wearing glasses since she was 14-months-old and under went surgery which improved her vision but she still required corrective lenses to see. Photograph caption dated October 20, 1959 reads, "Contact Lenses -- Karen Lynn Zytniak, enjoys normal play despite defective eyes. Though few of the classmates know it, she has worn contact lenses instead of regular glasses for two years."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ; 26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
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