left to right: John Rock; Mary Woodard Lasker (1900-1994); Richard Norris Pierson, Sr.; and Cornelius P. Trowbridge (1898?-1973)
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Date: 1948
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2009-2417
left to right: Physician John Rock; philanthropist Mary Woodard Lasker (1900-1994), physician Richard Norris Pierson, Sr.; and Cornelius P. Trowbridge (1898?-1973). Trowbridge (President of the Planned Parenthood Federation board) was presenting a Lasker medallion to Pierson and Rock. Lasker was co-donor of the Albert and Mary Lasker Awards. Rock, a professor of gynecology at Harvard Medical School, was cited for his research into the cause and cure of sterility. Medical researcher Pierson was praised for his efforts in obtaining medical recognition for Planned Parenthood.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2009-2417
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
1948
Black-and-white photographs
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2009-2417]