Mrs. Eleanor Hunt, an ex-Ohio beauty queen suffering almost complete paralysis, is shown as she relaxed on the roof of Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital after she underwent a rare operation known as a neurotripsy. Her husband, Sydney, helps her breathe by administering artificial respiration.
Hunt, Eleanor Hunt, Sydney Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital Hospitals--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Artificial respiration Poliomyelitis Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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