Helen Keller and Polly Thomson with Miniature Donkeys in the Middle East

Helen Keller and Polly Thomson with Miniature Donkeys in the Middle East

Item Information

Title:
Helen Keller and Polly Thomson with Miniature Donkeys in the Middle East
Description:
Portrait of Helen Keller and Polly Thomson posing with a man and two children (all are barefoot and wear headscarfs). The children are riding a miniature donkey. The man is eating a flat white bread. Unknown location.
Name on Item:
Karl Meyer [Photographer]
Date:
1952
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Slides
35mm color slide
Location:
Perkins School for the Blind
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library
Collection (local):
Helen Keller Collection
Series:
Photos of Helen Keller in the Middle East
Subjects:
Deafblind people
International travel
Perkins School for the Blind
Keller, Helen, 1880-1968
Thomson, Polly
Places:
Middle East (area)
Extent:
1 photograph
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/xd07m412f
Terms of Use:
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
This image is part of a collection of travel photos of Helen Keller and Polly Thomson on a 1952 trip to Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Israel. From the collection of Karl Meyer, Director of the School for the Blind, Swiss Friends of the Armenians Mission, Bourj-Hammoud, Djisr, Beirut.
Notes (acquisition):
This collection was donated to the Perkins School for the Blind by Anita Jaccard, a relative of Karl Meyer.
Accession #:
AG62_8_01