Photograph
Wilbur La Bounty, Paralyzed Homecrafter Making Bird Houses
He is Wilbur La Bounty, paralyzed homecrafter, making bird houses. He is sitting before a work table with a jig saw and his completed 12 log cabin-style bird houses. La Bounty was paralyzed from the hips down in 1952 and later received two years of homecraft training under the State Rehabilitation Department. |
Image ID: | 90413 |
---|---|
Creation Date: | 03 15 1955 |
Creator Name: | Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 |
City: | Madison |
County: | Dane |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Arthur M. Vinje photographs and negatives, circa 1914-circa 1962 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | negative, original |
Original Format Number: | PH 6442.5895 |
Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on March 17, 1955. |
Clothing and dress |
Tools |
Birdhouses |
Men |
Indoor photography |
Handicraft |
Employment |
People with disabilities |
Rehabilitation |
Wheelchairs |
Persons with disabilities |
Manual work |
This image is © copyrighted property of Wisconsin State Journal and is provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society subject to contract. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society |
Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
---|