Defeating Diphtheria with Dogsleds: The 1925 Serum Run | Odd Salon RESILIENT 5/7
Channel: Odd Salon
Date: 2020-06-10

When trains, planes and SHIPS wouldn’t do, Siberian Huskies answered the call to deliver antitoxin to the edge of the American empire, against overwhelming odds, covering 674 miles of ice covered terrain in just five and a half days, to save the lives of children of Nome, Alaska. 

Matt Codner ~ Defeating Diphtheria with Dogsleds: The 1925 Serum Run 

Odd Salon RESILIENT: Stories of triumph and perseverance, hope, support, and love from times of plague and pandemic. 

Curated by Annetta Black and Tre Balchowsky

Live-streamed on May 26, 2020
Technical Producer: John Adams
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