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Judge Quintin D. Corley of Dallas, Texas, born 21 January 1884. Lost both hands and his right arm in a railroad accident in 1905. He invented the hook for his arm, patented 1912, with which he could drive his automobile, including crank starting it. With various other prosthesis of his own invention, he was reported able to write with pencil, pen, or typewriter. This photo was published (cropped) on page 540 of "Popular Science Monthly" volume 88, 1916 with the caption "Judge Corley can run his automobile alone, and does it because he likes to." The Quentin D. Corley Academy in Dallas is named after him.

He looks like a mannequin. I wonder how long he had to sit still for the exposure. I didn't think that hat style was around so early (it's very 1940s-looking).

I started a Wikipedia entry for him: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_Durward_Corley

Hello, thanks for posting this photo. I used this picture with attribution to you on the article on how to get gas cards for medical appointment in WA. Thanks.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Disability History, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

very nice~

That is amazing - the date, 1865, I mean. I had an artificial arm with a split hook, which opened in the same way as this hand does, the hook opens as you push your arm forwards, as you pull back the hook shuts by means of a thick rubber band. This was 100 yrs later! Not much progress then, but since then things are so different!