Wheel chairs or rolling chairs on the boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey between 1905 and 1920.
Photo by Detroit Publishing Co., Publisher. (Courtesy of the Library of Congress.)
For more information read Back on the Boardwalk; Rolling Chairs Re-Emerging As Cabs for the Casino Crowd
This image is featured in Exploring Vacation and Etiquette Themes in Social Studies by Cynthia Resor
I like this image as I can show it in my future special education classroom. ( I am a LBD major) I think this will interest my students as wheelchairs were used in 1905. I think that is so cool.
Madison, Wheel chairs for disabled people were used during this time period, but these types of rolling chairs were an attraction for tourists on Atlantic City, New Jersey boardwalk. Tourists can still rent an updated version of these rolling chairs today. To read more . . .http://www.atlantic-county.org/history/atlantic-city-boardwalk.asp