Impostors Sticker
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Impostors Sticker
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National Association of the Deaf Impostors Bureau sticker, 1917.
In 1911, Hanson founded the Imposter Bureau encouraging state governments to pass laws prohibiting hearing people from impersonating as deaf peddlers. When Hanson's term ended in 1913, at least five states passed laws that would make peddling, while posing as a deaf person, illegal.
In 1911, Hanson founded the Imposter Bureau encouraging state governments to pass laws prohibiting hearing people from impersonating as deaf peddlers. When Hanson's term ended in 1913, at least five states passed laws that would make peddling, while posing as a deaf person, illegal.
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A red sticker with white lettering. It says "Deaf-Mutes DO NOT BEG. All beggars claiming to be deaf and dumb are FAKIRS. Have the impostors arrested."
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“Impostors Sticker,” National Deaf Life Museum, accessed May 18, 2024, https://nationaldeaflifemuseum.omeka.net/items/show/29.