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[Man without leg(s), on horseback, Pocatello, Idaho] – Historic Print

[Man without leg(s), on horseback, Pocatello, Idaho], [1903(?)] — historic photograph
[Man without leg(s), on horseback, Pocatello, Idaho], [1903(?)]. Historic photograph from the Horses collection.

(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 [Man without leg(s), on horseback, Pocatello, Idaho], a historic photograph 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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[Man without leg(s), on horseback, Pocatello, Idaho]

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A man without legs rides a horse in this view made in Pocatello, Idaho, a railroad town that grew up around the Oregon Short Line in the early 1900s. The record gives the date only as approximate, around 1903, when cameras were common but still bulky enough that a posed outdoor shot took planning. Horseback riding was an everyday skill in that part of the West, so a photograph of a disabled rider was a deliberate record of independence at a time when few accommodations existed for people with amputations. The note "No. 99" suggests the print may belong to a larger numbered series.

Created / published[1903(?)]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesNo. 99.
SubjectsAmputees--Idaho--Pocatello--1900-1910. Horseback riding--Idaho--Pocatello--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,292 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-184453

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