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Guild of the Brave Poor Things - Postcard with portrait of man sitting in a wicker wheelchair beside whom is a younger man with caption, "A paralyzed member of the Guild of the Brave Poor Things painting with the brush held in his teeth at Brighton"; verso is stamped, postmarked, and inscribed, approximately 1920

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 60
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1920