Dr. Stevenson being presented with an award by Mrs. H. Lawrence Bogert, Jr. and Mayor Robert F. Wagner

Item Information

Title:
Dr. Stevenson being presented with an award by Mrs. H. Lawrence Bogert, Jr. and Mayor Robert F. Wagner
Description:
At the Institute for the Crippled and Disabled's Hudson River Cruise for 2,000 of New York City's handicapped. Mayor Robert F. Wagner and Mrs. H. Lawrence Bogert, Jr., Institute President, present Dr. Louis Stevenson, 80-year-old double leg amputee, with the Institute's "Day in the Sun" award for "Rare Courage, Determination and Stirring Faith." Dr. Stevenson learned to walk at the institute on artificial legs. Since he was disabled a year ago, he has rebuilt his career as an economics consultant to the newspaper publishing industry.
Date:
June 19, 1964
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Black-and-white photographs
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 27 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
International Center for the Disabled Records
Subjects:
Special events
Vocational rehabilitation
Extent:
2 p.
Link to Item:
https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums792-b027-i154
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
New York (N.Y.)
Language:
English
Notes:
Digitization sponsored by the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Identifier:
mums792-b027-i154