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WWI Amputee Fitted with a Shovel Belt

WWI AMPUTEE FITTED WITH A SHOVEL BELT

Some 8.5 million French were mobilized to fight in World War I. Following the conflict, the wounded were mobilized to work. Amputees like this man fitted with a shovel belt were trained to compensate for their lost limbs.

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