Laura Bridgman Reading Embossed Book, circa 1860

Laura Bridgman Reading Embossed Book, circa 1860

Item Information

Title:
Laura Bridgman Reading Embossed Book, circa 1860
Description:
Portrait of Laura Bridgman seated reading a large volume of embossed type. She is wearing a glasses-shaped sash tied around her head and covering her eyes.
Date:
[ca. 1860]
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Perkins School for the Blind
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library
Collection (local):
Laura Bridgman Collection
Series:
Portraits of Laura Bridgman
Subjects:
Blind
Deafblind people
People with disabilities
Special education
Perkins School for the Blind
Bridgman, Laura Dewey, 1829-1889
Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind
Extent:
1 photograph
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/xd07m759z
Terms of Use:
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
From small format photograph album donated by Dr. F. W. Aldred for Sister Mary Antony from the St. Mary's Convent. Digitized at the Boston Public Library and federally funded with LSTA funds through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Accession #:
AG13_01_0011