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
Wheel closeup
Gendron Wheel Company, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, circa 1900s to 1940s
Antique wood and rattan wheelchair in museum exhibit.
Gendron Wheel Company, ca. 1900s - 1940s
Catalogue page showing folding chair in use
Gendron Wheel Company, circa 1913-1914.