Wheelchairs and mobility devices
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
Date: c. 1970s
Image Description: A black-and-white photograph of the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association’s mobile wheelchair repair unit parked indoors at an event. The side of the large white truck reads “EASTERN PARALYZED VETERANS ASSOCIATION, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016, 686-6770, WHEELCHAIR REPAIR SERVICE” alongside a cartoon logo of a person speeding in a wheelchair, while a man in a suit and several wheelchair users gather near the side of the vehicle. Propped against the front cab on the right is a dark pegboard displaying worn tires, caster wheels, and hardware above a sign reading: “CHAIR DOESN’T FEEL RIGHT?? Parts Like These Could Be The Reason! TAKE CARE OF YOUR CHAIR.”
Creator: Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (EPVA)
Source: Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (EPVA) Collection