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Title	Judge Beverly Briley receiving a polio vaccine at Vanderbilt Hospital, circa 1959 October 29
Personal name	Briley, Beverly, 1914-1980; Scott, Mary
Corporate name	Nashville Banner--History--Sources Vanderbilt University. Hospital
Topical entry	Colleges and Universities Capital City Public Health Judges--Tennessee--Nashville Poliomyelitis vaccine--Tennessee--Nashville Viral vaccines--Tennessee--Nashville Clinics--Tennessee--Nashville Nurses--Tennessee--Nashville Health care--Tennessee--Nashville Vaccinations--Tennessee--Nashville Injections--Tennessee--Nashville Medical personnel--Tennessee--Nashville Government officials--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville Banner--History--Sources Vanderbilt University. Hospital
Description	A photograph of Davidson County Judge Beverly Briley receiving the polio vaccine at one of the special anti-polio vaccine clinics at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. He is seen grinning as the nurse, Mrs. Mary Scott, prepares to inject a dose of the vaccine into his upper arm. The clinic's poster cites the one dollar fee for "all ages" at a time when modern mass inoculations were being developed to combat poliomyelitis. Beverly Briley, first mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (1963-75), was born in Nashville in 1914. Originally from the Nashville Banner newspaper, this photograph was published in the October 29, 1959 issue. Forms part of the Jack Knox Artist Reference Files. 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in.
Creator	Gunter, Jack (Photographer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Contributors	Pipes, Steven (Donor)
Date	ca. 1959-10-29
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Knox ArtistRef-b1, f6 p1
Language	English
Relation	Jack Knox Artist Reference Files
Coverage	1950-1959
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-Knox ArtistRef-b1, f6 p1