Billy Parker at his part-time job in the toy section of the Fair department store, Fort Worth, Texas

Billy Parker in toy department of department store

Billy Parker at his part-time job in the toy section of the Fair department store, Fort Worth, Texas

Description:

Billy Parker, 16 years old, had polio at age 9 months and now has part-time job in the toy section of the Fair department store, Fort Worth; National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, 10/03/1952. Billy is leaning over a toy railroad track, while smiling at the camera.

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Topic:

Physical Disability, Labor

Keywords:

National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, Polio, Work

Persons:

Parker, Billy

Places:

Fair (Department store)

Fort Worth (Tex.)

Date Created:

1952-10-03

Image Type:

Black & White, Negative

Language:

English (United States)

Collection:

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection. Series 6: Negatives

Identifier:

10013959

Call Number:

AR406-6 10/03/1952 546

Publisher:

University of Texas at Arlington

Rights:

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Rights Holder:

University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections

License:

Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)