Disabled Men's Exhibition 1914-1919

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Disabled men's exhibition. Location of events unknown.

Disabled soldiers' exhibition. Opens with CU poster: Don't Pity a Disabled Man -- Find Him a Job; with drawing of guys in military uniforms; with crutches. Short shot of a busy street; pedestrians on sidewalks; boy sweeps the street'; large...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
72910
Sort Number:
ON 121 L
Time in/Out:
01:32:39:00 / 01:34:27:00
Canister:
ON 121 L
Film ID:
1906.21
Issue Date:
1914 - 1919

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