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Clara Rodriguez, age 15

Publication:
Produced: 27 October 1988
Language(s):
No linguistic content
Format:
Still image
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Photographic prints
Abstract:
Clara Rodriguez, who was separated from her Siamese twin sister Alta in December 1974, sent Koop this photograph from the Dominican Republic.. An inscription on the back translates to, "To my best friend Doctor Koop, a memento of my fifteenth birthday. Clara Rodriguez, 27-10-88, Much Love" (Clara's sister Alta choked to death at age 3 when she accidentally swallowed a bean.)
Copyright:
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Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584930X279 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
QQBBRN
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X279
Archival Collection:
The C. Everett Koop Papers (Profiles in Science)