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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
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by
cataloger
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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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http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/jthom#conditions
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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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