13169_10688_crutches
1950s
B&W
Crutches are shown being assembled by hand. Piles of crutches are stood up. Woman assembles them. Man wets them and hangs them up to dry. A man tries on custom made orthopedic shoes in a shoe store. Radioactive gold colloid isotope is seen (used to treat cancer). Scientist in glasses and labcoat works in lab. Nurse winds up a patient’s bed to a more comfortable angle.