Wheel Chairs Photos

Wheel chairs are used by the infirm for mobility.

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Wheelchair as leather covered armchair with reclining back & crank for motion at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France.Mechanical wheelchair used by Georges Couthon, close to Robespierre & executed July 1794 at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.President F.D. Roosevelt's wheelchair which he had made from desk chair to better conceal his Polio paralysis. Hyde Park, NY.F.D. Roosevelt's Presidential Library study as it stood when he died in office with his wheel chair, portrait of his mother, & replica of desk used by George Washington. Hyde Park, NY.
Wheelchair (c1700-10) as leather covered armchair with reclining back & crank for motion at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France.Mechanical wheelchair used by Georges Couthon, close to Robespierre & executed July 1794 at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.President F.D. Roosevelt's wheelchair which he had made from desk chair to better conceal his Polio paralysis. Hyde Park, NY.F.D. Roosevelt's Presidential Library study as it stood when he died in office with his wheel chair, portrait of his mother, & replica of desk used by George Washington. Hyde Park, NY.
Searing Doctor's Office interior with antique wheelchairs at Old Bethpage Village. Old Bethpage, NY.Charles Schreiner's wheelchair at Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion. Kerrville, TX.Lady Miller's wheeled bath chair at Manderston House. Duns, Scotland.Wicker wheelchair at Tudor Place. Washington, DC.
Searing Doctor's Office interior with antique wheelchairs at Old Bethpage Village. Old Bethpage, NY.Charles Schreiner's wheelchair (c1920) at Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion. Kerrville, TX.Lady Miller's wheeled bath chair at Manderston House. Duns, Scotland.Wicker wheelchair at Tudor Place. Washington, DC.

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