Early History Collection Metadata Dublin Core Title Early History Subject The Early History of the Wheelchair in Canada Description Photographs of museum artifacts, trade catalogues and original text on the history of the wheelchair from circa 1890 to 1950 Creator Dorothy J. Smith Publisher Carleton University Disability Research Group Date circa 1880 to 1950 Contributor Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation; City of Ottawa Cumberland Heritage Village Museum, West Hants Historical Society Rights Photographs by Dorothy J. Smith Type still images, text Coverage Eastern Canada, 1880 to 1950 Collection: Early History Sort by: Title Creator Date Added / 2 pages Catalogue page showing a well-dressed young man using the "Ideal tricycle". Gendron Wheel Company, circa 1913-1914 Catalogue page showing folding chair in use Gendron Wheel Company, circa 1913-1914. Antique wood and rattan wheelchair in museum exhibit. Gendron Wheel Company, ca. 1900s - 1940s