The disabled man who is profitably employed is no longer handicapped – Antique Wall Art
(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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Step back in time with The disabled man who is profitably employed is no longer handicapped, a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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This 1919 halftone poster promotes an exhibit by the Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men and the Red Cross Institute for the Blind, and its headline argues that a disabled man with a paying job is no longer handicapped. The message was aimed at a public that might doubt whether men wounded in the war could work again. Rehabilitation programs of this kind retrained injured servicemen and disabled civilians in trades and skills, so the poster doubles as an argument for employers and the public to accept them. Its wartime medical and social context makes it a useful record of how the country framed disability after the armistice.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : halftone ; 105 x 71 cm. |
| Genre | Exhibit posters 1910-1920.War posters American 1910-1920.Halftone photomechanical prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | 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. Handicapped persons--Education--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,752 × 4,667 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 816_The_disabled_man_who_is_1919 |
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