Two year old Billy Webb who was born with birth defect caused by Thalidomide, at his home dancing with younger sister in Gardena, Calif., 1964

Item Overview

Title: Two year old Billy Webb who was born with birth defect caused by Thalidomide, at his home dancing with younger sister in Gardena, Calif., 1964
Date Created: May 24, 1964
Date: 1964-05-24
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Caption: Caption from different image that was published in newspaper states "FIGHTING HEAVY ODDS-Billy Webb, who'll be 2 on June 15, helps baby sister, Angelica, 9 months, to walk across room at their home in Gardena. Billy was the area's first known victim of deformities caused by thalidomide drug and had six operation since the first five months of life and he may face more."

Physical Description

Extent: 1 photograph
Dimensions: 5 x 5 cm.
Medium: b&w negative

Keywords

Genre: news photographs
Names: Webb, William, 1962-
Location: Gardena (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Birth defects
Thalidomide--Side effects
Televisions
Brothers and sisters
Children with disabilities--California--Los Angeles County
Youth

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Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclalat_1429_b528_224301
ARK: ark:/21198/zz0002s4f4
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