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War correspondent Earl Crotchett on crutches on the steps of a hotel in Townsville, 1942

from State Library of Queensland

• Vesna Verencevic said:

  American Earl Crotchett, a cameraman for Universal Newsreels, was one of many overseas war correspondents operating in Australia during WWII. Earl was wounded in New Guinea by a Japanese bomb that was dropped on '17 mile airstrip' (Durand Airfield 17 miles from Port Moresby) during the Buna Campaign in late 1942. In this photo you can see his friends signing names to his plaster cast, on the steps of the Queens Hotel in Townsville which was used as accommodation for officers in World War II. During WWII, 'foxhole journalism' developed, focusing on accounts close to the action, and this saw large numbers of journalists killed and wounded. To date the Honour Roll of Australian journalists, photographers, cameramen and crew killed in action holds 32 names. Sixteen of those died reporting in conflict zones during WWII. Source: www.facebook.com/anzacsquarebrisbane/photos/a.56086881474...

[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.

Boy's home, L.A., Calif. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• 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!

• gehmflor said:

  What an amazing photo. I am so drawn to the little boy on the right!

• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  I think this could be the McKinley Boys Home. It was founded 1900 as the Industrial Home Society, moved a few times around the LA area, from Artesia to Gardena to Van Nuys to San Dimas. In 1913-14 it would have been in Gardena, but about to move again. www.mckinleycc.org/whoweare_history.shtml