News Cameras Click As Two Inmates Are Given Their Freedom
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Title
News Cameras Click As Two Inmates Are Given Their Freedom
Subject
Dr. Corper's Serum Tests
Description
This article marks the day Carl Erickson and Mike Schmidt were released from prison following the conclusion of the testing. Dr. H.J. Corper publicly "announced the test successful."
Following his release, with the prison's $5 compensation, Erickson planned to take a train to Denver and eventually start a mining company. Schmidt planned to find a job on a ranch.
The amount of press the prison received surrounding Schmidt and Erickson's release was unprecedented. CBS even produced an episode of a program that told the story of the testing in which Warden Roy Best, Governor Edwin Johnson, Schmidt, and Erickson were played by professional actors.
The article suggests that the serum will continue development to eventually be used in public health initiatives. However, there is virtually no coverage of the vaccine's progress after 1934.
Following his release, with the prison's $5 compensation, Erickson planned to take a train to Denver and eventually start a mining company. Schmidt planned to find a job on a ranch.
The amount of press the prison received surrounding Schmidt and Erickson's release was unprecedented. CBS even produced an episode of a program that told the story of the testing in which Warden Roy Best, Governor Edwin Johnson, Schmidt, and Erickson were played by professional actors.
The article suggests that the serum will continue development to eventually be used in public health initiatives. However, there is virtually no coverage of the vaccine's progress after 1934.
Creator
Cañon City Daily Record
Date
December 20, 1934
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Citation
Cañon City Daily Record, “News Cameras Click As Two Inmates Are Given Their Freedom,” The 1934 Tuberculosis Tests, accessed November 15, 2026, https://coloradocollege.website/prisonmedical/items/show/7.