318949.1391 This is one of two washed out slides that Gilbreth used as a slideshow, since they both have stickers that say B17, etc (this one is B17). You can detect a gridded background, white with black lines, and the number on the slide (17938) sugg...
March 1916-December 1917 (dates of Remington contract)
General note:
Category: misc./pure cyclegraphs or unidentified study
Collection: NMAH
Gilbreth image: 17938
Job name: Remington Typewriter Works, Illion NY (captions for glass diapositives, NF1/0019, vol. III, Purdue University, via Elspeth Brown 10.24.98).
Original caption: See caption for 17951 (not in NMAH collection) but which explains who the subject is: "This picture and the next two following ["17972" an "A"] are of a cripple named Case. As the result of rheumatic fever some 25 years ago he became a cripple and he has no motions whatever from his neck to his knees except in his arms. In spite of this handicap he has learned the machinist's trade and is a model maker and is one of the highest priced workers at the Remington Typewriter Works at Illion, NY He has invented crutches of a peculiar shape and tongs that enable him to dress himself and he does everything for himself that a well man can do and is well and happy. His case illustrates what perseverence will do and shows that any cripple can make good in spite of his handicap." (FBG captions for glass diapositives, NF1/0019, vol. III, Purdue University, via Elspeth Brown, 10.24.98). See also caption for 17972 (not in NMAH collection) but quite relevent here: "This picture shows Mr. Case's usual walking attitute. Note that the crutch of the right arm does not come up under the shoulder but terminates in a ring mounted on trunnions which enables him to do his work in a standing position and carry his crutch to whatever place his arm reaches. Otherwise an ordinary crutch would fall to the floor when he made free use of his arm. The other, held in the left hand, is pointed at its upper end and he uses it for pushing off his shoes and stockings." (FBG captions for glass diapositives, NF1/0019, vol. III, Purdue University, via Elspeth Brown, 10.24.98). See caption for a related image (17968): "Remarkable crutches for walking. None needed for standing. Using the arms does not necessitate dropping the crutches." (FBG, captions, NF1/0019 vol. III, Purdue University, via EHB 10.24.98).The caption for a related image of this subject (17966) is as follows: "Undressing comes under the motion study law of dis-assembling. This man has designed for himself special crutches which he uses for many different purposes. He pushes off his shoes and stockings and other clothes that he cannot otherwise reach. This picture shows him bending forward as far as he can move." Also, a related caption for the same subject, (17973), is as follows: Dressing comes under the Motion Study laws of assembling. This man has designed and built for himself long handle tongs for putting on his underclothes, stockings, and trousers. He has also designed and built for himself special long handled hooks for putting on his shoes. He had to consider the motions of undressing and dressing. If you will see the motions that you take to undress yourself, you will be much surprised at what you can do to reduce the time of dressing and undressing. You should at first dress as usual, and see how long it takes you. You should then see what can be done by merely arranging all of your clothes, 1, in an obvious sequence, 2, within easy reach, 3, pre-positioned for easiest grasp, 4, arranged for lease [sic] positioning. Count every motion, and make each motion count. With a little practice you can cut your time in halves without any speeding up." (FBG captions from Morley/NMAH files, f.888-1 Motion Study, typescript ARM 1/27/20--from Purdue, originally). see Case photographs in the frontispiece and facing page 27 of Frank B. Gilbreth and Lillian B. Gilbreth, Motion Study for the Handicapped, (Easton PA: Hive Publishing, 1973 [1920]) with the following captions: frontispiece: "What Pluck Did for A Cripple. This man's joints solidified from his neck to his knees some years ago. He made special appliances to enable him to dress himself, and crutches for walking. ne of the latter, when reversed, is used to push off his boots, stickings, etc. In spite of his informities, he is to-day one of the most highly waged mecahnics of the Remington Typewriter Co., Ltd." And facing page 27: "Special devices for helping the handicapped. Mr. Case, whose picture is shown here, has had complete stiffening of the joints since 23 years of age. He is what is sometimes called a "hopeless case" because he has had very little use of his legs and very littlemotion in his back and neck. He has, however, invented and made for his own use special devices such as peculiar shaped crutches, long handled hooks for pullin on his shoes, and tongs for pulling on his trousers, etc. He has learned tow trades and is earning high pay as class model maker. His life is a fine example of what a cripple can do if what is left of him is of the right kind of stuff."
Location of subject: Illion, NY
Subject names: "Case", a model maker at Remington Typewriter Works, Illion NY
Series Restrictions:
Series 2: Glass Stereo Slides are restricted. The glass stereo slides in boxes 3-9 were digitized in 2021. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sponsor:
Digitization of Series 2: Glass Stereo Slides (Positive) was made possible by Andrew and Anya Shiva.
318949.1392 This is one of two washed out slides that Gilbreth used as a slideshow, since they both have stickers that say B17, etc (this one is B18). You can detect a gridded background, white with black lines, and the number on the slide (17935) sugg...
March 1916-December 1917 (dates of Remington contract)
General note:
Category: misc./pure cyclegraphs or unidentified study
Collection: NMAH
Gilbreth image: 17935
Job name: Remington Typewriter Works, Illion NY (captions for glass diapositives, NF1/0019, vol. III, Purdue University, via Elspeth Brown 10.24.98).
Original caption: See caption for 17951 (not in NMAH collection) but which explains who the subject is: "This picture and the next two following ["17972" an "A"] are of a cripple named Case. As the result of rheumatic fever some 25 years ago he became a cripple and he has no motions whatever from his neck to his knees except in his arms. In spite of this handicap he has learned the machinist's trade and is a model maker and is one of the highest priced workers at the Remington Typewriter Works at Illion, NY He has invented crutches of a peculiar shape and tongs that enable him to dress himself and he does everything for himself that a well man can do and is well and happy. His case illustrates what perseverence will do and shows that any cripple can make good in spite of his handicap." (FBG captions for glass diapositives, NF1/0019, vol. III, Purdue University, via Elspeth Brown, 10.24.98). See also caption for 17972 (not in NMAH collection) but quite relevent here: "This picture shows Mr. Case's usual walking attitute. Note that the crutch of the right arm does not come up under the shoulder but terminates in a ring mounted on trunnions which enables him to do his work in a standing position and carry his crutch to whatever place his arm reaches. Otherwise an ordinary crutch would fall to the floor when he made free use of his arm. The other, held in the left hand, is pointed at its upper end and he uses it for pushing off his shoes and stockings." (FBG captions for glass diapositives, NF1/0019, vol. III, Purdue University, via Elspeth Brown, 10.24.98). See caption for a related image (17968): "Remarkable crutches for walking. None needed for standing. Using the arms does not necessitate dropping the crutches." (FBG, captions, NF1/0019 vol. III, Purdue University, via EHB 10.24.98).The caption for a related image of this subject (17966) is as follows: "Undressing comes under the motion study law of dis-assembling. This man has designed for himself special crutches which he uses for many different purposes. He pushes off his shoes and stockings and other clothes that he cannot otherwise reach. This picture shows him bending forward as far as he can move." Also, a related caption for the same subject, (17973), is as follows: Dressing comes under the Motion Study laws of assembling. This man has designed and built for himself long handle tongs for putting on his underclothes, stockings, and trousers. He has also designed andbuilt for himself special long handled hooks for putting on his shoes. He had to consider the motions of undressing and dressing. If you will see the motions that you take to undress yourself, you will be much surprised at what you can do to reduce the time of dressing and undressing. You should at first dress as usual, and see how long it takes you. You should then see what can be done by merely arranging all of your clothes, 1, in an obvious sequence, 2, within easy reach, 3, pre-positioned for easiest grasp, 4, arranged for lease [sic] positioning. Count every motion, and make each motion count. With a little practice you can cut your time in halves without any speeding up." (FBG captions from Morley/NMAH files, f.888-1 Motion Study, typescript ARM 1/27/20--from Purdue, originally).see Case photographs in the frontispiece and facing page 27 of Frank B. Gilbreth and Lillian B. Gilbreth, Motion Study for the Handicapped, (Easton PA: Hive Publishing, 1973 [1920]) with the following captions: frontispiece: "What Pluck Did for A Cripple. This man's joints solidified from his neck to his knees some years ago. He made special appliances to enable him to dress himself, and crutches for walking. ne of the latter, when reversed, is used to push off his boots, stickings, etc. In spite of his informities, he is to-day one of the most highly waged mecahnics of the Remington Typewriter Co., Ltd." And facing page 27: "Special devices for helping the handicapped. Mr. Case, whose picture is shown here, has had complete stiffening of the joints since 23 years of age. He is what is sometimes called a "hopeless case" because he has had very little use of his legs and very littlemotion in his back and neck. He has, however, invented and made for his own use special devices such as peculiar shaped crutches, long handled hooks for pullin on his shoes, and tongs for pulling on his trousers, etc. He has learned tow trades and is earning high pay as class model maker. His life is a fine example of what a cripple can do if what is left of him is of the right kind of stuff."
Location of subject: Illion, NY
Subject names: "Case", a model maker at Remington Typewriter Works, Illion NY
Series Restrictions:
Series 2: Glass Stereo Slides are restricted. The glass stereo slides in boxes 3-9 were digitized in 2021. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sponsor:
Digitization of Series 2: Glass Stereo Slides (Positive) was made possible by Andrew and Anya Shiva.
Collection documents Robert E. Kennedy's Western United States civil engineering projects.
Content Description:
The collection documents primarily in black and white photographs, negatives, and contact sheets Kennedy's Western United States civil engineering projects. The photographs were taken in Wyoming, New Mexico, South and North Dakota with a Kodak bellows camera. Most of the images are undated. Materials are arranged first by type and then in alphabetical order.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged in one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Robert Eaker Kennedy (July 28, 1886-April 24, 1966), a civil engineer, was born to Reverend Frederic Dickinson Kennedy (May 15, 1853-September 17, 1917) and Ida Jane Eaker (March 2, 1857-November 8, 1899) in Ludden, North Dakota. Kennedy received a degree from the Grand Island College in Nebraska in 1910. On August 28th that same year he married Amanda "Addie" Miranda Pritchard (September 3, 1881-June 6, 1947) in Big Horn, Wyoming. To the union two children were born a daughter Marguerite A. Kennedy (March 27, 1912-January 27, 2008) in West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, and a son Robert Evan Kennedy (March 31, 1916- February 17, 2008) in Worland, Washakie County, Wyoming. In 1916, Kennedy graduated from Purdue University with a degree in civil engineering. After graduation he taught for a short time in Hyattville, Wyoming before working as a county surveyor for Washakie County, Wyoming. Kennedy's work moved the family to different cities in the state including Powell, Riverton, and Pavillion. In 1925 the family moved to Tucumcari, New Mexico and then to Bismarck, North Dakota where Kennedy worked as the North Dakota state engineer. The family moved once again for Kennedy's work to Denver, Colorado in 1935. Kennedy photographed much of his work in Wyoming, New Mexico, South and North Dakota documenting the conditions in which surveying was done, workers, natural landscapes, and machinery used for the work. Kennedy died in Denver, Colorado at the age of eighty.
Related Materials:
Materials at the Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Cummings Structural Concrete Company Records, NMAH.AC.0218
Clyde E. Learned Papers, NMAH.AC.0226
American Society of Civil Engineers Fellows Collection, NMAH.AC.0229
Robert F. Olds Collection, NMAH.AC.0231
Julian Hinds Collection, NMAH.AC.0287
Lloyd F. Rader Papers, NMAH.AC.0952
John A. Beemer Papers, NMAH.AC.0957
James Forgie Papers, NMAH.AC.0986
William J. Eney Collection, NMAH.AC.1062
Donald M. Burmister Papers, NMAH.AC.1068
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090
American Society of Civil Engineers Oral Histories, NMAH.AC.1521
Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, NMAH.AC.1577
Provenance:
Collection donated by R. Evan Kennedy, 1990.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
