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Shows the employment of handicapped people by the Shut-In's Day Association, a branch of United Charities. Portrays representatives of the Pennsylvania Society for Crippled Children instructing a small girl in walking down stairs with orthopedic braces. Shows children with crutches and other d...
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1938-1945
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Shows the employment of handicapped people by the Shut-In's Day Association, a branch of United Charities. Portrays representatives of the Pennsylvania Society for Crippled Children instructing a small girl in walking down stairs with orthopedic braces. Shows children with crutches and other devices leaving for summer camp. Also depicts an adult being trained to maneuver the subway turnstile. Depicts the treatment of orthopedic cases at the Homewood School. Portrays crippled children playing and eating. These subject entries for the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photo morgue are primarily for Places (buildings, parks, streets, etc.), Things (Bicycles, Bison, Blind Persons [just sampling the B's]), Events (Democratic National Convention 1936, Flourtown Fair, Harvest Week) and Social Constructs (Home Economics, City Planning, Eating & Drinking, etc.). Each of these subjects became a MARC record which included a call number. In the case of these records, the call numbers are the actual folder numbers for the materials referenced. Therefore, these subject headings are really also an index for this section of the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photograph morgue. [The name section of the Philadelphia Record photo morgue represents individuals, A-Z, and |
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Part of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue Collection; for general information, see collection record. |
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21 photoprints : silver gelatin |