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Iron-lung ward at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital

Iron-lung ward at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, Downey (Los Angeles County), California, c1953. (Contributed by Dr. Douglas Lanska. Courtesy of the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (Rancho Los Amigos) in Downey, California. Used with permission.)

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