Opening of Rehabilitation Discovery Corner at National Museum of History and Technology

ID: SIA RU000371 [77-13898-18A]

Creator: Hofmeister, Richard K

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1977

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: January 1978, Image No. 77-13898-18A

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Summary

Joseph Buckley, special education specialist in the Department of Education, makes presentation to children about artificial limbs in the Rehabilitation Discovery Corner in the Hall of Medical Sciences at National Museum of History and Technology, now known as the National Museum of American History. The Corner is decorated with lifesize cutouts of Wizard of Oz characters, enlarged from the original illustrations by William Wallace Denslow.

Subject

  • Buckley, Joseph
  • Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs
  • National Museum of History and Technology

Notes

  • Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.
  • Featured in the "Torch," January 1978.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: January 1978, Image No. 77-13898-18A

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1977
  • October 26, 1977

Restrictions & Rights

  • No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
  • No Copyright - United States

Topic

  • Artificial limbs
  • Prosthesis

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000371 [77-13898-18A]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 8 x 10;

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