53227(1901) | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Photo ID:
53227(1901)
Date:
1944
Description:
Occupational Therapy for Army wounded at Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, D.C., and its Forest Glen Convalescent Center: Games - darts, ping pong, checkers - teach soldiers to use artificial limbs. Here, Pvt. Jeseph Feft, Pittsburgh, an Anzio beachhead casualty, manipulates his hook to move specially-designed checkers of various sizes, weights, and shapes. As he learns to move the large and more easily handled fing figures, he gradually progresses to the small, regulation checkers. Such exercises teaches ease in opening and closing the steel fingers.
Phys. Desc:
Still Photograph
Repository:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
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Rights:
To the best of our knowledge, this image is in the public domain and can be used without further permission.