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Collections Record
Wooden leg
1999.195.1.A, side
Titles: Wooden leg (Supplied title)
Description: Prosthetic leg made in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and used by Frank McElroy Bemis of Saint Cloud, who lost his leg through complications from polio at age three. This artificial limb was made for him when he was about 15 so that he could attend high school at Saint Thomas Academy, circa 1913.
Dates
- 1915 (Creation)
Creation
- used by: Bemis, Frank McElroy
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 1999.195.1.A,B
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 34 1/2 inches height
- 6 1/2 inches width
Subjects
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1999.195.1.A, side
1999.195.1.A, front
1999.195.1.A, back