Keywords: ER-President's-Birthday-Ball-Ticket-1940.jpg en Photograph of Eleanor Roosevelt buying the first ticket to the 1940 President's Birthday Ball to fight infantile paralysis<br>File name reads as follows <br>MRS ROOSEVELT BUYS FIRST TICKET TO PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALL WASHINGTON D C JANUARY 16 LAUNCHING A DRIVE FOR THE SALE OF TICKETS TO THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALL SCHEDULED FOR JAN 30 MRS ROOSEVELT TODAY BOUGHT TICKET NO 1 FROM WJSV ANNOUNCER A D -JESS- WILLARD AND MADE A SHORT BROADCAST APPEALING FOR SUPPORT OF THE FUNCTION FUNDS FROM WHICH WILL GO TO RELIEVE SUFFERING FROM INFANTILE PARALYSIS WILLARD IS GENERAL MANAGER OF RADIO STATION WJSV CENTRAL TICKET AGENCY FOR THE SALE OF TICKETS LOC-image hec 47538 Harris Ewing photographer 1940-01-16 PD-Harris-Ewing Eleanor Roosevelt in 1940 1940 President's Birthday Ball |