An amputee combs his hair with his prosthetic arm

Item Information

Title:
An amputee combs his hair with his prosthetic arm
Description:
A man who is missing both of his arms uses a comb attached to a prosthesis to comb his hair. A label on the back of the photograph reads: "Activities of daily living."
Date:
1918
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Black-and-white photographs
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 33 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
International Center for the Disabled Records
Subjects:
Prosthesis
People with disabilities--Vocational guidance
Institute for the Crippled and Disabled
International Center for the Disabled
Extent:
2 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums792-b033-i334
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-b033-i334