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Bashford Methodist Church Party

Date: 12 15 1948
Description: Santa Claus distributing gifts to five youth in wheelchairs at a party at Bashford Methodist Church at 11 N. 7th Street.
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Easter Seals Beneficiaries

Date: 03 15 1954
Description: Terry Snowden stands with crutches and looks on as Marjorie Parish, seated and wearing a leg brace with a crutch at her side, examines a pamphlet. They are...
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Easter Seals Beneficiaries

Date: 03 15 1954
Description: Dean Fiedler sits in a wheel chair while working at a loom. Fiedler wove rag rugs at the Homecrafters' Training Center at the Vocational School. The rugs w...
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Give 'till It Helps...Yes, Someone Cares

Date: 10 1961
Description: The Speech and Hearing Rehabilitation Center on the University of Wisconsin Campus is one of 29 United Givers agencies. It serves about 500 people each yea...
Poster

Still the Greatest Mother in the World

Date: 1916
Description: Poster depicting four people. The woman is monumental, with a billowing dress and a Red Cross hat. She is holding a boy with a crutch in her left arm. Her ...
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Shrine-Knights of Columbus Benefit Show

Date: 08 07 1957
Description: A handicapped child is enjoying the Shrine-Knights of Columbus benefit show at Breese Stevens Field. Her crutches are laying beside her chair. Her T-shirt ...

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