Boy on crutches leaving home.
Title
Boy on crutches leaving home .
Creator
Thomas, Jean, 1881-1982 (collector)
Description
A boy dressed up with a tie walks on crutches outside a log cabin , while an old man and old woman look on from the doorway . The boy is probably Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County] , Kentucky , who had been unable to stand upright until he was taken by Dr . Arthur Shade Jones , eastern head of the Kentucky Crippled Children Commission , to Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland , Kentucky . Jean Thomas took an interest in him, and in Dr . Jones ' work , because Lora was known for his ballad singing . Title supplied by cataloger .
Subject
Boys People with disabilities Men Women Log cabins
People Pictured
Thacker, Lora
Location Depicted
Ashland (Ky.) Boyd County (Ky.)
Date Original
193-?
Object Type
Negatives
Source
2 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. b&w nitrate negative. Item no. 1979.33.0280 in the Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman, Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman, Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/jthom/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA 1979.33.0280
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