The distribution of Christmas parcels by the Cripples Help Society at the Chamber of Trade Office in Bolton in 1953. Left to right: Barbara Jean Balshaw, then a welfare officer with the Cripples Help Society; Mrs Eastwood, a member of the office staff of the Society; a mother holding her brain damaged child; Miss Ellerton, case and welfare officer of the Cripples Help Society from c1943-1955; mother of a boy with multiple sclerosis The carrier bags contained Christmas cake, sweets or chocolate, tinned food, etc. up to the value of 10/-. Different grades of present were distributed: some received food, others clothing, some got a small present, some just got a Christmas card. The case and welfare officer would decide the allocation in consultation with the welfare officer. Stamped on reverse: Copyright Photographer. Tillotsons Newspapers Ltd. Bolton.

1953

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Date of work:

1953

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GB124.DPA/1725/19

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Item from Fonds: Documentary Photographic Archive (GB124.DPA)

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Sub-fonds: Photographs Related To Barbara Balshaw (GB124.DPA/1725)

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