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Wheelchair repair (1)

Wheelchair repair (1)

Black-and-white photo of an Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association technician seated in a wheelchair using a hammer to repair another manual wheelchair.

Date: c. 1970s

Image Description: A black-and-white profile photograph of a wheelchair repair technician seated in a manual wheelchair while working on the frame of another upturned manual wheelchair in an indoor workshop. The man has dark hair and a mustache and wears a collared work shirt with a circular shoulder patch featuring a winged wheelchair logo that reads “EASTERN PARALYZED VETERANS ASSOC.” Spare small caster wheels rest in his lap as he uses a ball-peen hammer to adjust the front rigging of the chair in front of him.

Creator: Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (EPVA)

Source: Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (EPVA) Collection

Black-and-white photo of an Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association technician seated in a wheelchair using a hammer to repair another manual wheelchair.

This item is part of "Walking" in "Transportation access"