disabled veterans

Miseries of war, Thomas Rowlandson

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th cent... More

Platonic love, Thomas Rowlandson

An illustration to the lines in Othello wherein Desdemona's wooing is described. A veteran commander, who has lost an arm and both legs, is acting on the advice of his fair, who is tenderly embracing his wooden... More

A street contrast - Public domain print

Title inscribed below image. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.19) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Surgical photograph ... prepared under the supervision of ... War Dep...

Photographs show men displaying the wounds received during the Civil War. Upper left: John Brink, Private, Company K, 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry (Surgical photo 208). Upper right: Sergeant Warden (Surgical photo... More

Surgical photograph ... prepared under the supervision of ... War Dep...

Photographs show two men displaying amputated leg wounds and two skulls with bullet holes. Upper right: skull of Edward Volk, private, Company D, 55th Ohio Volunteers (Surgical photo 212). Lower left: Eben Smit... More

Lieut. John W. Ricker, lost leg at Port Hudson, May 27th, 1863 - 48th ...

Photograph shows identified soldier from Co. C, 11th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and Co. A, 48th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment with amputated leg in uniform with sword. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/... More

Major-General Manuel Doblado. The soldier's messenger corps. Concordia...

Three illustrations: Half-length portrait of Major-Gen. Manuel Doblado; a one-armed soldier carrying piece of mail; and street scene in Baltimore, Maryland, with view of the opera house "The Corcordia". Illus. ... More

Military asylum, Washington, D.C. / / photographed by A. Gardner. The ...

Two engravings showing exterior of military asylum, Washington, D.C. and veteran with one leg, with poem "The Veteran".

The contraband The recruit ; The veteran Photographed by Rockwood, 839...

Images show African American men including a man with a hat and bundle on a stick, a soldier with rifle and a veteran with one leg. On page: "These admirable works, by T. Waterman Wood, were made from studies m... More

Civil War veteran George W. Warner of Co. B, 20th Connecticut Infantry...

Photograph shows portrait of identified veteran who was wounded at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: The Horse Soldier, July 2015. Forms part of: Liljen... More

The old legless soldier and his dogs photographed on the World's Fair ...

H53179 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 606. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Men reading in war library service section, Red Cross Building, Walte...

National Photo Company Collection. No. W.L.S. #39. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Four disabled veterans working in reconstruction section, Walter Reed...

National Photo Company Collection. No. L.W.S. #38. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ludendorff-Spende. German postcard

Postcard is a reproduction of Ludwig Hohlwein poster showing an injured soldier holding tools in one hand and a crutch in the other. Printed on back: Künstlerpostkarte nr.2 von Prof. Ludw. Hohlwein, München.

Ludendorff-Spende für Kriegsbeschädigte / Ludwig Hohlwein, München.

Poster shows a wounded German soldier holding tools in one hand and a crutch in the other. Text: Ludendorff Fund for War Disabled. Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik.

Mitbürger! Sammelt leere Mineralwasserflaschen

Poster shows a Red Cross nurse giving a wounded soldier a glass of water. Text asks people to collect empty mineral water bottles and donate them to the Red Cross.

Ludendorff-Spende für Kriegsbeschädigte

Postcard shows a one-armed war veteran at a table with carpentry tools. Behind him, an angel, and multitudes of hands raised in the air. Caption: Wir alle wollen helfen. Printed on back: Künstlerpostkarte nr... More

Gesellige Vereinigung Münchner Künstler e.v. Weihnachts Ausstellung zu...

Poster shows a blind soldier being led by a soldier with his arm in a sling. Text announces a Christmas exhibit to benefit war invalids, particularly the blind. The exhibit is sponsored by the Social Society of... More

Warmes Herz, offene Hand unsern Kriegsbeschädigten! Gib zur Ludendorff...

Poster encouraging people to contribute to the Ludendorff Fund for War Disabled with slogan, "Warm Heart, open hand for those disabled by the war." From: Rehse-Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik.

Vaterlandsspende, zur Errichtung Deutscher Kriegsbeschädigten Erholung...

Poster shows a female figure representing Germany(?), with one hand on a man's shoulder, and the other gesturing toward a seaside resort. Text is solicitation for the Fatherland Fund to build recreation homes w... More

Warmes Herz, offene Hand unsern Kriegsbeschädigten! Gib zur Ludendorff...

Poster encouraging contributions to the Ludendorff Fund for War Disabled. From: Rehse-Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik.

Landes-Kriegsfürsorge-Ausstellung / Sujan.

Poster shows a disabled veteran with a prosthetic arm using a scythe to harvest wheat. Text announces the National War Relief Exhibition in Pozsony.

Ausstellung der gewerbl. Kriegsinvaliden Schulen

Poster shows a medieval knight standing behind a laborer. Text announces an exhibition by the Vocational School for War Invalids. Location, times, and entrance fee are given. Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv für Zei... More

[Five disabled veterans in reconstruction section, Walter Reed Hospita...

J231400 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[At Walter Reed Hospital, a soldier who is missing a foot lights a cig...

J231443 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of army uniform, military, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fighting in France for freedom! Are you helping at home?

Poster showing German officers interrogating a British captive. Public domain reproduction of World War One war bonds advertisement propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Annual roll call. Nov. 11th-24th

Image of disabled war ex-service man in front of Red Cross worker. Red Cross symbol is displayed beside worker. Caption below image, "The Red Cross is spending ten million dollars a year to help the disabled ex... More

World War disabled veteran heroes in spite of their handicaps play par...

Colonel Charles R. Crosfield, who uses an artificial leg, and Gen. James A. Drain, who has only one arm, in golf match at the Washington Golf and Country Club. National Photo Company Collection.

Fighting in France for freedom! Are you helping at home?

Poster showing German officers interrogating a British captive. Text continues: Don't give information to the Kaiser or his agents. Bits of valuable information, picked up here and there from unthinking America... More

With compass and T-square during World War I

Exhibit poster showing two scenes in which men with partial arm amputations perform mechanical drafting without the need for prostheses. Poster caption: For one-armed men, mechanical drafting has proved a good ... More

Future members of the fourth estate

Exhibit poster showing two scenes in which men with partial leg amputations are being taught to work in a printshop. Poster caption: Learning the operations of the monotype caster and the handling of type in th... More

India restores her war cripples to self-support

Exhibit poster showing two scenes in which disabled veterans learn trades. Poster captions: Automobile mechanics is a popular trade with the disabled men at Queen Mary's Technical School, Bombay, India ; The lo... More

Learning to walk for the second time

Exhibit poster showing two scenes in which men with double leg amputations are being taught to walk with protheses.

At work again Back to the farm.

Exhibit poster showing two scenes "At work again" and "Back to the farm" in which men using "working protheses" perform manual labor in a woodworking shop and on a farm. Poster caption: Physical handicaps are m... More

Good use of time in hospital - Public domain engraving

Exhibit poster showing a man recovering from war wounds at Walter Reed Hospital learning the craft of engraving. Poster caption: The period of treatment in hospital can be put to good use by men who will be dis... More

Future ship workers A one-armed welder.

Exhibit poster showing two scenes in which men with partial arm amputations are taught welding. Poster captions: Disabled men are taught oxy-acetylene welding in the Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disable... More

What can the blinded man do in the world of commerce and industry

Exhibit poster showing two scenes in which blind men perform mechanical tasks in workshops. Poster captions: A blinded workman, without special training, operating a drill press in a large electrical works ; Si... More

Facts of interest to the disabled soldier or sailor The military and n...

Exhibit poster showing text listing the opportunities that are provided by the Federal Board for Vocational Education and by the Bureau of War Risk Insurance which are available to disabled servicemen. Poster c... More

No longer out of a job during World War I

Exhibit poster showing two scenes in which blind men perform mechanical tasks in workshops. Poster captions: A tin cutter ; A fountain pen maker ; By careful placement work, many disabled men can be assured of ... More

In France, two popular trades taught disabled soldiers are cabinet-mak...

Exhibit poster showing two scenes in which disabled soldiers are being taught useful skills to enable them to find employment upon discharge from military service - "Disabled Serbians working in the carpentry s... More

The lure of the movies during World War I

Exhibit poster showing a disabled man working with film projection equipment.

"My lad, I envy you" - Public domain drawing

A finely dressed older gentleman carrying a top hat and leaning on a cane stands beside the wheelchair of a handicapped World War I veteran. Inscribed, upper right: Good Morning. No copyright information found ... More

Back home during World War I

Exhibit poster showing a disabled veteran in a field with his wife. Poster caption: After giving both arms in service this French lieutenant cheerfully carries on his farming. He is here returning from the fiel... More

One of the wounded [a member of the famous 369th Colored Infantry] and...

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

Prince of Wales visit, Prince meeting veterans - Roland Searle photogr...

Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Disabled veterans of World War with Harding, 8/18/21

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Radio-phone cheering shut-in vet patients. Disabled veterans at the Dr...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: General Div. Data: RC Courier, April 1/22. Classification: Recreation (Mil.) Gift... More

[Disabled veteran(?), standing with two canes, Vienna, Austria, with t...

No. 720. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection.

Garden party for wounded men at the White House

President and Mrs. Coolidge with their military aides, greeting two veterans in wheelchairs.

Garden party for wounded soldiers

President Coolidge speaking with a wounded soldier in a wheelchair pushed by a nurse in white, as Mrs. Coolidge looks on. In album: Calvin Coolidge, Second Administration, v. 3, Herbert E. French, National Phot... More

Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts. assists a disabled veteran ...

Photograph shows Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts, three-quarter length, facing right, standing next to disabled veteran Carl Bronner, facing front, who lost his eyes and both hands during service in F... More

Disabled veteran, Edward Hines Memorial Hospital, Chicago

Photograph shows an unidentified disabled American veteran sitting in a wheelchair, facing front, with bandage on right hand and right leg amputated above the knee, at the Edward Hines Memorial Hospital in Chic... More

Disabled veteran, Edward Hines Memorial Hospital, Chicago

Photograph shows an unidentified disabled American veteran, half-length, left profile, with bandage around his head and over the left eye, at the Edward Hines Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. J1230 U.S. ... More

Disabled veteran, Edward Hines Memorial Hospital, Chicago

Photograph shows an unidentified disabled American veteran, half-length, facing front, in hospital bed, at the Edward Hines Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. J1229 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1931 b... More

Disabled veteran, Edward Hines Memorial Hospital, Chicago

Photograph shows an unidentified disabled American veteran, with bandages on his abdomen, in a hospital bed at the Edward Hines Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

Disabled veteran, Edward Hines Memorial Hospital, Chicago

Photograph shows an unidentified disabled American veteran, with hands resting on his chest, in a hospital bed at the Edward Hines Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. J1225 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright... More

Disabled veteran, Edward Hines Memorial Hospital, Chicago

Photograph shows an unidentified disabled American veteran dozing while sitting in a wheelchair with sheets over his lap at the Edward Hines Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. J1226 U.S. Copyright Office. ... More

Disabled veteran, Edward Hines Memorial Hospital, Chicago

Photograph shows an unidentified disabled American veteran sitting in a wheelchair, facing front, with bandage on right hand, leaning forward on support with tray in front, at the Edward Hines Memorial Hospital... More

Disabled veteran, Edward Hines Memorial Hospital, Chicago

Photograph shows an unidentified disabled American veteran, facing front, with right hand across chest, in a hospital bed at the Edward Hines Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. J1223 U.S. Copyright Office.... More

PRESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSEVELT ENTERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS AT GARDEN PAR...

A group of people standing around a man in a wheelchair. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

PRESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSEVELT ENTERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS AT GARDEN PAR...

A group of people standing around a man in a wheelchair, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data provided by Harris & Ewing. On neg: B10250; F30. Date based on date o... More

Serve those who served. Nurses are needed in Veterans Administration h...

Man in wheelchair in front of soldiers fighting and nurse at bedside. Caption below the image reads "Write to Medical Director, Veterans Administration, Washington 25 D.C. or U.S. Civil Service Commission, Wash... More

Disabled veterans in wheelchairs pass the Washington Monument during t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sanborn, Mickey Release Status: Relea... More

Disabled veterans attend a memorial service during the dedication day ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mickey Sanborn Release Status: Releas... More

Iraq War veteran Lt. John Fernandez with his wife Kristi in the physic...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by photographer. Photograph taken at Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C. Published in Newsday. Gift; Michael Geissinger; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:007).

Retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. Michael Ackerman shows

Retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. Michael Ackerman shows off photos of the numerous Predators events in which he has participated before the game, March 15. As one of the 12 original wounded warriors, he has worked w... More

Disabled American Veterans hosts “Hire a Veteran Week” job fair

Disabled veterans, retirees and military spouses speak to employers during the “Hire a Veteran Week” job fair hosted at the Disabled American Veterans hall in Jacksonville, N.C., Nov. 14. The North Carolina Dep... More

Armed service veteran Frank Smith, who is battling stomach cancer, spe...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More

Armed service veteran Frank Smith, who is battling stomach cancer, spe...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Armed service veteran Frank Smith, who is battling stomach cancer, spe...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More

Armed service veteran Frank Smith, who is battling stomach cancer, spe...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More

Armed service veteran Frank Smith, who is battling stomach cancer, spe...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More

Participants in the Professional Golfers’ Association

Participants in the Professional Golfers’ Association of America Hope Program practice their swing at the driving range on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 14, 2015. The PGA Hope Program is designed to help int... More

Sgt. Scott Olijar, his wife, Jennifer, and their son

Sgt. Scott Olijar, his wife, Jennifer, and their son pose in front of their Christmas tree at their donated condominium on December 23, 2015. Through a partnership with the Illinois Housing Development Authorit... More

NSWC Dahlgren Division Wins Award for Service Disabled Veteran Owned S...

DAHLGREN, Va. (July 7, 2017) – Kris Parker, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) deputy for small business, is inspired by a quote – written on his whiteboard in the background – spoken by Si... More

The Louisiana National Guard teamed up with the Louisiana

The Louisiana National Guard teamed up with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association and Hunters Enriching Lives of People to host the fourth annual Disable... More

Trevor Pawl, Group Vice President of PlanetM, opens

Trevor Pawl, Group Vice President of PlanetM, opens the Michigan Mobility Challenge press conference at the North American International Auto Show on January 15, 2018, at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. A... More

71-year-old U.S. Army Veteran Gary Sloan (right) is

71-year-old U.S. Army Veteran Gary Sloan (right) is given some putting advice from golf pro Reese Carson from Sun Country Golf at the Twin Warriors Golf Club, Bernalillo, New Mexico, June 13, 2019. The VA is pa... More

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Members of the Fort Benning community

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Members of the Fort Benning community shop an aisle of the post’s commissary Dec. 20. New categories of patrons are now allowed to use Department of Defense commissaries, exchanges and recre... More

Institution of the Legion of Honor - France, 1802 die stiftung der ehr...

Print shows "Buonaparte, surrounded by several officers is standing upon a platform, distributing the badge of the Legion of Honor to the deserving"; Napoleon is handing the Legion of Honor to a veteran who los... More

Richard D. Dunphy, formerly Coal Heaver of U.S. Navy in suit

Photograph shows identified former sailor with amputated arms, who served aboard USS Hartford during the Civil War and was wounded in the Battle of Mobile Bay and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. ... More

Old arm good bye - American Civil War sheet music

Music associated with the Union side

[Veteran with one leg standing near Union Hotel] Military Asylum Washi...

Page includes the poem "The Veteran." Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. XI, no. 523 (1867 Jan. 5), p. 4. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for... More

Civil War veteran George W. Warner of Co. B, 20th Connecticut Infantry...

Photograph shows portrait of identified Union veteran, who lost both arms at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, and his family. Notation on verso: "George W. Warner, 20 Reg." Date based on year of youngest child's bi... More

National Lincoln Monument, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois

Print shows an obelisk with a monumental base on which are statues of Abraham Lincoln and battle scenes related to the Civil War; also shows pedestrians/sightseers, including a disabled veteran, on the platform... More

When Johnny comes marching home again, hurrah, hurrah

Poster showing John Diakoyani of Hoboken, N.J., in military uniform, with one leg, walking with crutches. Gift: Gary Yanker; 1975-1983. Published in: Prop art / Gary Yanker. New York : Darien House, 1972.

Richard D. Dunphy, formerly Coal Heaver of U.S. Navy in suit

Photograph shows identified former sailor with amputated arms, who served aboard USS Hartford during the Civil War and was wounded in the Battle of Mobile Bay and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. ... More

Old arm good bye - American Civil War sheet music

Music associated with the Union side

[Veteran with one leg standing near Union Hotel] Military Asylum Washi...

Page includes the poem "The Veteran." Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. XI, no. 523 (1867 Jan. 5), p. 4. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for... More

When Johnny comes marching home again, hurrah, hurrah

Poster showing John Diakoyani of Hoboken, N.J., in military uniform, with one leg, walking with crutches. Gift: Gary Yanker; 1975-1983. Published in: Prop art / Gary Yanker. New York : Darien House, 1972.

Old arm good bye - American Civil War sheet music

Music associated with the Union side

Old arm good bye - American Civil War sheet music

Music associated with the Union side

When the night comes on - Public domain sheet music scan

Old arm good bye - American Civil War sheet music

Music associated with the Union side

Cadets from the United States Military Academy at West

Cadets from the United States Military Academy at West Point are spotlighted on the Jumbotron at the Nashville Predators' March 15 game against the Los Angeles Kings. The cadets chose to spend their spring brea... More

Duane Poser, retired U.S. Army battery clerk, takes

Duane Poser, retired U.S. Army battery clerk, takes a swing at a golf ball at the driving range on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 14, 2015. With the assistance of the Professional Golfers’ Association of Amer... More

The mayor of Berwyn, Ill., Robert Lovero, and Frank

The mayor of Berwyn, Ill., Robert Lovero, and Frank Amaro, a veteran volunteer, present a donated condominium to a disabled veteran on Dec. 23, 2015. Through a partnership with the Illinois Housing Development ... More

Detroit Red Wings Alumni goalie Gregg Malicke blocks

Detroit Red Wings Alumni goalie Gregg Malicke blocks the net against a shot from Michigan Warriors player Chris Hervey while John Blum attempts to clear the puck during a charity match Nov. 19, 2016, in Plymout... More

U.S. Navy veteran Kimberly Kennedy speaks about challenges

U.S. Navy veteran Kimberly Kennedy speaks about challenges to disabled Michigan residents at the North American International Auto Show on January 15 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. “Many times we don’... More

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Members of the Fort Benning community

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Members of the Fort Benning community do their shopping at the post’s exchange Dec. 20. New categories of patrons are now allowed to use Department of Defense exchanges, commissaries, and re... More