1949 New facility for disabled servicemen opens in London
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1:35Now Playing1949 New facility for disabled servicemen opens in London
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as posted by the channelDate: 1st December 1949
Location: Isleworth, London
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: A New Home for Disabled Men
ENGLAND: London: Isleworth:
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DISABLED PEOPLE Shots of the Duchess of Gloucester at new Hostel for the disabled...presented with flowers...shots of men in wheel chairs..shaving..eating..on there way to work...& at work in Factories....The new hostel is at Isleworth, London,
FACTORIES. Shots of disabled men on there way to work in factories.. & at work in Factories..good exterior shot of factory.
DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER. Visits the New Hostel for the disabled at Isleworth in London, presented with flowers..seen talking to disabled men in wheel chairs.
disability, spinal cord injury, paralysis, health care, hostels, disabilities
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