Learning to walk for the second time – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A French soldier fitted with a temporary peg leg, so he could get about soon after surgery, and a class of Italian soldiers learning to walk on new artificial legs at a school in Naples anchor this 1919 exhibit poster. The captions explain that the peg leg is worn while the stump takes its final shape and a more elaborate limb is made. The poster was prepared for an exhibit by the Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men, which trained veterans who had lost limbs in World War I to return to work and daily life. Its message is that prosthetic training, not just surgery, was part of recovery.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : halftone. |
| Genre | Exhibit posters 1910-1920.War posters American 1910-1920.Halftone photomechanical prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster captions: After some practice these leg-less men walk as well as uninjured persons. The French soldier on the right has been fitted temporarily so that he can get about soon after his operation. The peg leg is worn while the stump is assuming final shape and the more elaborate limb is being made ; These Italian soldiers, in a school at Naples, are being taught to walk on their new legs. Exhibit of the Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men and the Red Cross Institute for the Blind. |
| Subjects | Institute for the Crippled and Disabled--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Medical aspects. World War, 1914-1918--Casualties--French. World War, 1914-1918--Casualties--Italian. Amputees--1910-1920. Disabled veterans--1910-1920. Artificial limbs--1910-1920. Walking--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,820 × 4,726 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 164_Learning_to_walk_for_th_1919 |
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