Inauguration Ceremony for Keller-Sullivan Cottage

Title:: Inauguration Ceremony for Keller-Sullivan Cottage
Description:: The former Director's Cottage was renamed when it became the home of the Perkins Deafblind Program in 1956. Helen Keller participated in the dedication of the building that honored her accomplishments and the work of her teacher Anne Sullivan. The image shows Helen Keller unveiling a plaque containing the building dedication. She has a wide smile on her face. Polly Thomson stands next to Keller guiding her hand and holding a large bouquet of flowers. An unidentified man is visible behind the plaque.
Date:: 1956
Format:: Photographs
Genre:: black and white photograph
Location:: Perkins School for the Blind
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library
Collection (local):: Helen Keller Collection
Series:: Advocate and Traveler
Subjects:: Blind
Perkins School for the Blind
Places:: Massachusetts > Middlesex (county) > Watertown
Extent:: 1 photograph
Permalink:: https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/q237j255w
Terms of Use:: Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
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