Guide to the J.F. Rowley Ltd. Company Photographs, 1917-1918 SPEC.RARE.0200 Finding aid prepared by Belle Teesdale and Nicole Miller Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210
2018 March

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 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2018-04-12T13:37-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard J.F. Rowley Ltd. Company Photographs SPEC.RARE.0200 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.31 Cubic feet 1917-1918 The J.F. Rowley Ltd. Company manufactures artificial limbs and was created in 1886 in the United States. The J.F.Rowley Ltd. Company was so successful during World War I the company was also operating in British hospitals. The J.F. Rowley Ltd. Company Photographs date from 1917-1918, and contains six photographs depicting the warehouse, factory, and workers along with a photograph of British solider amputees. (1) flat box English J.F. Rowley Ltd. Company. Arrangement of Materials

Materials are arranged alphabetically by topical description of the activities depicted in each photograph.

 Acquisitions Information

Accession No. RARE.2017.0016: Purchase, 2016 February

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], J.F. Rowley Ltd. Company Photographs, SPEC.RARE.0200, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University

 Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only.

 Use of Materials

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 Processing Information

Processed by: Nicole Miller and Belle Teesdale, 2018 March; Finding aid written by: Nicole Miller and Belle Teesdale, 2018 March.

 Historical Note

J.F. Rowley created the J.F.Rowley Company in Des Moines, Iowa in 1886. The company specialized in the manufacturing of artificial limbs. Rowley later moved his shop to Chicago where the J.F. Rowley Company was incorporated in 1904. Rowley patented over fifty improvements for artificial limbs over the course of his life. The success of the business in the United States transitioned overseas to British hospitals during the First World War. The British branch of the company located in Roehampton, England was known as the J.F.Rowley Ltd. Company. The company is still active in the United States as of 2018, and is known as J.F. Rowley Prosthetics & Orthotics Labs.

 Scope and Contents

The J.F. Rowley Ltd. Company Photographs, dated 1917-1918, contains six photographs depicting the warehouse, factory, and workers in Roehampton, England. Also included is a photograph of British solider amputees.

 J.F. Rowley Ltd. Company. Artificial limb fitters--20th century Artificial limbs War--Relief of sick and wounded World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--Medical care--Great Britain Factory workers 1 1 circa 1917-1918 Factory workers at stations 1 2 circa 1917-1918 Patients 1 3 1917 Scope and Contents

"Roehampton Patients Being Fitted" written on verso of photograph.

 Roehampton factory workers 1 4 1918 Workers carving artifical legs 1 5 circa 1917-1918