Ricky Chones | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Ricky Chones

Ricky Chones | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
A man in a wheelchair is passing a basketball to someone in the foreground. Caption reads: "The Waukesha Park and Recreation Department, in cooperation with the special summer recreation program, sponsored a disability awareness day Monday to bring together children in the regular playground program with disabled children from the special summer recreation program. Ricky Chones (left) of the South Shore Breakers basketball team passed to teammate Rick Benavides as part of a demonstrations [sic] of the way wheelchairs can be used in athletics."

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DESCRIPTION
A man in a wheelchair is passing a basketball to someone in the foreground. Caption reads: "The Waukesha Park and Recreation Department, in cooperation with the special summer recreation program, sponsored a disability awareness day Monday to bring together children in the regular playground program with disabled children from the special summer recreation program. Ricky Chones (left) of the South Shore Breakers basketball team passed to teammate Rick Benavides as part of a demonstrations [sic] of the way wheelchairs can be used in athletics."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:129903
Creation Date: 06 27 1989
Creator Name:Gehrz, Jim
City:Waukesha
County:Waukesha
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:CF 32912
Original Dimensions:9.25 x 7 inches
SUBJECTS
Clothing and dress
African Americans
Indoor photography
Men
Athletes
Basketball
Wheelchairs
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Reference Details
Location:Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin

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