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10 photos and 18 illustrations tagged crutch, from 7 members of Flickr Commons.

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• publicdomain
• nih
• archivesofmedicine
• nlmdigitalcollection
• nationallibraryofmedicine
• nlm
• ihm
• imagesfromthehistoryofmedicine
• pp
• historyofmedicinedivision
• hmd
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• “nationalinstitutesofhealth”
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• walk
• “stillimage”
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• vol0
• mechanicalcurator
• sherlocknet:category=organism
• man
• xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11
• stillimage
• staff

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• National Library of Medicine 13 photos & illustrations
• British Library 6 photos & illustrations
• The Library of Congress 4 photos & illustrations
• New York Public Library 2 photos & illustrations
• Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales 1 photo / illustration
• Center for Jewish History, NYC 1 photo / illustration
• Australian War Memorial collection 1 photo / illustration

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[Side view of naked man standing with crutches to display sh...

from New York Public Library

• blazecelia said:

  Ok, so he has a short leg. I get that but whats going on with his privates? I dont mean to come off as immature but that is more disturbing than his leg. Is this just some illusion due to the photographic process back then?

• talis talis said:

  yes what is that?

• Marc Otto said:

  The more familiar modern genitals we're used to seeing weren't invented until 1899. What you're seeing is just an old steam-driven penis.

• JoniMakesStuff said:

  ha ha best flickr comment EVER.

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform holding crutch and cap] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• aware health said:

  Is that a 20th Corps badge on his cap?

Harri Bach, Bodedern

from Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales

• 1 older comment, and then…
• AntiFl AntiFl said:

  Nice

• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

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

• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  Seems that "bach" can mean "crutch" or "stick"... kimkat.org/amryw/1_vortaroy/geiriadur_cymraeg_saesneg_BAE... So he's maybe called the equivalent of "Harry the Peg," or "Harry Crutch."

• FrigateRN said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Pictures of Interest, and we'd love to have this added to the group! What a fantastic picture, even the donkey is photogenic.

• gemma williams said:

  Bach means small or little in welsh. i come from this village. dont you just love old photos