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GOOSE PUSHED IN WHEELCHAIR aka CHILD WITH GOOSE IN CHAIR

Goose Pushed In Wheelchair AKA Child With Goose In Chair (1937)

A boy pushes his pet goose in...

WALKING WHEELCHAIR aka DISABLED DOG

Walking Wheelchair AKA Disabled Dog (1954)

Tear-jerker about a disabled dog and the 'wheelchair' made...

BASKETBALL IN BATHCHAIRS aka WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL

Basketball In Bathchairs AKA Wheelchair Basketball (1948)

Various shots of game

STOKE MANDEVILLE SPINAL UNIT'S SPORTS FESTIVAL aka INTERNATIONAL PARAPLEGIC...

Stoke Mandeville Spinal Unit's Sports Festival AKA International Paraplegic... (1955)

Wheelchair...

CONVOY OF ARMY AMBULANCES AND WOUNDED IN WHEELCHAIRS

Convoy Of Army Ambulances And Wounded In Wheelchairs (1914-1918)

Ambulances arrive at hospital,...

OFFICERS AND MEN OUTSIDE HOSPITAL

Officers And Men Outside Hospital (1945)

Men saying goodbye to a legless hero outside unknown...

 FRENCH DISABLED

French Disabled (1948)

French disabled march through Paris in protest.

 

 

AIDS FOR THALIDOMIDE CHILDREN

Aids For Thalidomide Children (1966)

An electric wheelchair is developed especially for thalidomide...

CHAIRBORNE BASKET BALL COMPETITION

Chairborne Basket Ball Competition (1956)

British wheelchair athletes beat French in Paris basketball...

LOURDES PILGRIMAGE

Lourdes Pilgrimage (1948)

A thousand sick and disabled children make pilgrimage to Lourdes, France.

NO FINGER TYPEWRITER aka NEW AID FOR HANDICAPPED PILOT CONTROL SYSTEM

No Finger Typewriter AKA New Aid For Handicapped Pilot Control System (1968)

Typewriter for...

DISABLED SPORTS

Disabled Sports (1953)

Disabled people in wheelchairs take part in sports including javelin and archery. ...

WOUNDED TROOPS DECORATED

Wounded Troops Decorated (1945)

Various shots of wounded American soldiers - many in wheelchairs -...

DIGGING FOR VICTORY

Digging For Victory (1940)

Men, both able and disable, working together for Britain - 1940.

WOUNDED SOLDIERS

Wounded Soldiers (1914-1918)

Wounded British soldiers and nurses coming out of hospital.

MARIE ANDERSON

Marie Anderson (1947)

18 year old Marie Anderson drives from Sunderland to London in her motorised...

FRENCH ANTI-POLIO VACCINE

French Anti-Polio Vaccine (1958)

Disabled victims of Polio, lab technicians working on vaccine and...

ESCALATOR CHAIR

Escalator Chair (1953)

A special electric escalator wheelchair enables patients to be wheeled down stairs...

GIRL PHOTOGRAPHER

Girl Photographer (1955)

Windmill Girls have studio photos taken by wheelchair user Delia Dudgeon.

DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER OPENS NEW HOSPITAL FOR PARAPLEGICS

Duchess Of Gloucester Opens New Hospital For Paraplegics (1949)

Duchess of Gloucester opens a...

EISENHOWER IN DENVER

Eisenhower In Denver (1955)

US president Dwight Eisenhower steadily recovers from recent heart attack.

AN EAST SURREY HERO SGT. C. PALMER

An East Surrey Hero Sgt. C. Palmer (1914-1918)

Hero Decorated in Ceremony at Hospital

HELPING THE HANDICAPPED

Helping The Handicapped (1958)

Queen Juliana opens specially adapted homes for disabled soldiers in...

INVALID CAR RALLY

Invalid Car Rally (1952)

Invalid potato race.

'CROCKED' BUT CHEERFUL

'crocked' But Cheerful (1916)

Welsh wounded at Netley Hospital organise a march.

TAXI-MEN DO GOOD TURN

Taxi-Men Do Good Turn (1961)

Taxi-men take First World War veterans day out to Worthing.

INVALIDS' WEDDING

Invalids' Wedding (1954)

Disabled couple Edith Hough and Raymond Tulley marry at Trinity Church in...

MAYOR OF SOUTHPORT OPENS VAD HOSPITAL aka WOUNDED SOLDIERS AT VETERANS' HOSPITAL...

Mayor Of Southport Opens Vad Hospital AKA Wounded Soldiers At Veterans' Hospital... (1914-1918)

Good...

WAR VETERANS AT ARC DE TRIOMPHE

War Veterans At Arc De Triomphe (1930)

Parade of WWI veterans in Paris.

HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S OUTING

Handicapped Children's Outing (1964)

Motorists take groups of disabled children in Liverpool for a day...

SOUTH AFRICAN HOSPITAL

South African Hospital (1917)

Wounded soldiers in South African hospital learn to use typewriters and...

'MARTIAL MAIDS'

'martial Maids' (1914-1918)

Girl Guides at Buxton receive new Colours. Derbyshire.

Selected Originals - LORD ALLENBY AT HOME

Selected Originals - Lord Allenby At Home (1919)

Lord Allenby C-in-C Egypt in Felixstowe.

DOCTOR HERO

Doctor Hero (1962)

Dr David Spencer leaves hospital after sacrificing a kidney for a colleague.

LIVERPOOL - EAST LANCASHIRE ROAD

Liverpool - East Lancashire Road (1929)

The Mayor of Liverpool opens new asterial road, Liverpool,...

WARM SPRINGS ANNIVERSARY

Warm Springs Anniversary (1958)

20th anniversary of National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis...

ISRAELI WOUNDED

Israeli Wounded (1973)

Wounded Israeli soldiers outside at hospital meeting with families and other...

BARBARA HUTTON ON HONEYMOON

Barbara Hutton On Honeymoon (1954)

Barbara Hutton and new husband Porfirio Rubirosa leave for...

 INVALID TRICYCLE RALLY

Invalid Tricycle Rally (1948)

Rally for disabled people in motorised carts - cuts from story in...

ROOSEVELT WINS ELECTIONS

Roosevelt Wins Elections (1944)

President Roosevelt wins the American Presidential elections and...

PRINCE CHARLES' TOUR

Prince Charles' Tour (1969)

Prince Charles meets the people on tour of Wales.

NEW TYPING AID FOR DISABLED PEOPLE

New Typing Aid For Disabled People (1967)

New typing aid for disabled people demonstrated in...

A MODEL OPEN-AIR HOSPITAL

A Model Open-Air Hospital (1917)

Dollis Hill House where wounded sleep and live in the open. London.

ITA RALLY

Ita Rally (1959)

Invalid Tricycle Association hold sports day for disabled people at Crystal Palace.

AMPUTEES LEARN TO USE ARTIFICIAL LIMBS

Amputees Learn To Use Artificial Limbs (1916)

World War One amputees practice using their new...

POLIO TREATMENT

Polio Treatment (1951)

Good footage of treatment for polio victims at Queen Mary's Hospital in...

CUNARD RIVER TRIP

Cunard River Trip (1914-1918)

Good footage of boat trip with music and refreshments for soldiers, laid on by...

SPORTS CAR SHOW & GRAHAM HILL

Sports Car Show & Graham Hill (1970)

Sports cars on show & Graham Hill leaving hospital.

HOMAGE IN FLOWERS

Homage In Flowers (1956)

Rome pays homage to Madonna with flowers - fire brigade helps.

MISS MARY ANDERSON VISITS AMERICAN WOUNDED BACK FROM THE WESTERN FRONT

Miss Mary Anderson Visits American Wounded Back From The Western Front (1914-1918)

Miss Anderson...