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Perkins School for the Blind
Laura Bridgman Collection
Laura Bridgman reading an embossed book
Laura Bridgman reading an embossed book
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Item Information
Title:
Laura Bridgman reading an embossed book
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.
Name on Item:
Black, 173 Washington Street, Boston [Photographer]
Date:
[ca. 1860]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Cartes de visite
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/xd07m7610
Terms of Use:
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Contact host institution for more information.
Accession #:
AG59-011-0018
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