Laura Bridgman Reading an Embossed Book

Laura Bridgman Reading an Embossed Book

Item Information

Title:
Laura Bridgman Reading an Embossed Book
Description:
Seated profile portrait of Laura Bridgman reading a large embossed volume propped on her knees. She wears a heavy, long dress with dark lace shawl around her shoulders and a pair of opaque glasses.
Date:
[ca. 1870]
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/xd07m7717
Terms of Use:
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Contact host institution for more information.
Accession #:
AG59-18-00236