Laura Bridgman Using Her Sewing Machine, c. 1870

Laura Bridgman Using Her Sewing Machine, c. 1870

Item Information

Title:
Laura Bridgman Using Her Sewing Machine, c. 1870
Description:
Portrait of Laura Bridgman working a sewing machine. She wears a long, full dress with a stripped pattern and a sash tied around her eyes in the shape of glasses.
Date:
[ca. 1870]
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/xd07m7653
Terms of Use:
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes (acquisition):
From small format photograph album donated by Dr. F. W. Aldred for Sister Mary Antony from the St. Mary's Convent.
Accession #:
AG13_01_0031