Patriotic pyramid, The Royal Normal College for the Blind, England

Patriotic pyramid, The Royal Normal College for the Blind, England

Item Information

Title:
Patriotic pyramid, The Royal Normal College for the Blind, England
Description:
A group of students at Royal Normal College create a pyramid formation with their bodies by standing on each others' shoulders. At the top of the pyramid stands Francis Joseph Campbell's son, Guy Campbell, who went on to become the second principal of the college.. The Royal Normal College was the first school for the blind to introduce pyramids as a form of recreational gymnastics.
Creator:
Royal Normal College and Academy of Music for the Blind
Name on Item:
Royal Normal College for the Blind, Upper Norwood, England
Date:
[ca. 1860–1900]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Portraits
black and white photograph
Location:
Perkins School for the Blind
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library
Collection (local):
Perkins Photograph Albums
Series:
Royal Normal College for the Blind, England, 1860-1900
Subjects:
Blind
Royal Normal College and Academy of Music for the Blind
Places:
England > London
Extent:
1 photograph
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/pz50hg182
Terms of Use:
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes (acquisition):
Accession: Prepared by and presented to Perkins Institution for the Blind by Lady Francis Campbell in memory of two pleasant years (1870-1872), spent in that Institution as teacher.
Accession #:
AG13-03-0052