The Mother's March on Polio-Celebrity Spots

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

Eddie Cantor, Jimmy Durante, Henry Fonda and Perry Como lent their voices to call for volunteers to participate in the 1953 Mother's March on Polio. For two hours on January 28th, 125,000 mothers solicited donations door to door, each in a designated block.


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


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