Boys; Wheelchairs; Hospitals; People with disabilities; Writing
Two shirtless boys sit side by side in wheelchairs on the balcony of a brick building. Both have casts on both legs and are writing in notepads. The boys are likely at Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland, Kentucky, being treated by Dr. Arthur...
Boys; Blankets; Hospitals; People with disabilities
Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County], Kentucky, 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,...
Boys; People with disabilities; Men; Women; Log cabins
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...
Boys; People with disabilities; Portrait photographs
Hugh Mobley, a crippled boy, whose family sold everything and moved from Newfound to Oneida because they believed Hugh would not be able to make a living without an education. Hugh's father died when he was in the third grade and financial...
Blind persons; People with disabilities; Boys; Log cabins
Arlin "Head" Burns, blind son of Harve "Cody" Burns. Arlin's brothers are on the porch of the cabin behind him. Handwritten on bottom border: 412. See ULPA 1982.01.352.p, ULPA 1982.01.434.p, ULPA 1982.01.454.p, ULPA 1982.01.455,...
Oneida Baptist Institute; Students; Boys; People with disabilities
A male student with a wooden crutch in his left hand. It is probably Hugh Mobley, a crippled student whose family sold everything and moved to Oneida because they feared their son would not be able to make a living without an education. Mr....
Boys; People with disabilities; Women; Beds; Chairs
A boy with an injured leg lies in bed. A woman, probably his mother or grandmother, sits in the chair next to the bed. The walls are covered with newspapers and there is a shelf on the wall next to the bed. Handwritten on bottom border: 509. See...
A boy with a seriously injured leg sits on a chair. His other foot rests on a log. There is an adult hand on his shoulder and a little girl stands in the background. Handwritten on bottom border: 510. See ULPA 1982.01.509.p for another image of...
Tableaux; Soldiers; Men; People with disabilities; War casualties; Kentucky Confederate Home
Edward Matthews poses as a Confederate soldier who lost part of one leg in the war. He holds a sword as he sits in a chair under a pine tree with a blanket across his lap and crutches at his side. Kentucky Confederate Home for Civil War veterans...
Men; Historic buildings; Porches; Military officers; War casualties; People with disabilities
Colonel George Washington Weissinger, Jr., real-life model for the character Colonel Sherman in the Little Colonel books written by Annie Fellows Johnston, sits on the porch of The Locust in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. The house, which is on the...
