Portrait of Leonard and His Wife Betty

Portrait of Leonard and His Wife Betty

Item Information

Title:
Portrait of Leonard and His Wife Betty
Description:
Leonard Dowdy and his wife Betty are shown here in a formal portrait. Betty Kahn was born deaf and attended Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis before going on to Gallaudet College. She gradually lost her vision due to retinitis pigmentosa. The couple met at a social club for the deaf in Kansas City.
Date:
[ca. 1954–1974]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
black and white photograph
Location:
Perkins School for the Blind
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library
Collection (local):
Students with Deafblindness at the Perkins School for the Blind
Subjects:
Blind
Deafblind people
People with disabilities
Special education
Teachers of deafblind people
Perkins School for the Blind
Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind
Extent:
1 photograph
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/mk61sp760
Terms of Use:
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Contact host institution for more information.
Accession #:
587-14-9