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Iron lung (c. 1933) used to "breathe" for polio patients until 1955 when polio vaccine became available is located in the Mobile Medical Museum, Mobile, Alabama | Library of Congress
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Paul Alexander - 'The Man in the Iron Lung' - dies after 70 years living in tank | US News | Sky News
![Inside the Archives: Respironics' successor to the iron lung resides at the Mütter Museum | PhillyVoice Inside the Archives: Respironics' successor to the iron lung resides at the Mütter Museum | PhillyVoice](https://media.phillyvoice.com/media/images/112023_inside_the_archives_mutter.2e16d0ba.fill-735x490.jpg)
Inside the Archives: Respironics' successor to the iron lung resides at the Mütter Museum | PhillyVoice
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