Helping hand: With the assistance of her mother, Donna McCrea, Heather, 3, takes a cookie with new myoelectric hand, which has been designed in Toronto for very young children

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Helping hand: With the assistance of her mother, Donna McCrea, Heather, 3, takes a cookie with new myoelectric hand, which has been designed in Toronto for very young children

Date5/14/1987

Names

Combs, Erin (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Helping hand: With the assistance of her mother, Donna McCrea, Heather, 3, takes a cookie with new myoelectric hand, which has been designed in Toronto for very young children.

Subject

Children

Medical care

Prosthesis

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026060F

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