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Edward Abraham Kusel (1824-1907, Oroville, Cal.)
Three-Wheeled, Hand-Operated Wheel Chair
n.d.
Carte de visite
Private collection of Ron Coddington
LL/111212
(Rod Coddington, 16 May 2021)
A man sits in a wheel chair that features a flywheel with hand-crank that turns a belt and powers the large back wheels. A third, smaller wheel is operated by a steering lever. The chassis is constructed of metal and the seat, large wheels, and floorboard of wood.
Photographer Edward Abraham Kusel (1824-1907), a Prussian immigrant from a Jewish family who arrived in America during the Gold Rush, supported abolitionist causes and was active in civic affairs in Oroville, Calif.
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