Photograph of Edward J. Waterhouse, Director, Perkins School for the Blind, MA, presenting a braille...

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Series7: Photographic material
Sub Series1: Photographs
Box9: Events: Visit by Helen Keller and Polly Thomson to Empire State Building Observatory (1931) to Events: Conference at AFB Headquarters (1953)
Folder29: Events: Presentation of new braillewriter from Perkins' Director, Edward Waterhouse - Helen Keller, Polly Thomson and M. Robert Barnett
Item No2
LanguageEnglish
Format of Original10 x 8 inches
SubjectBlindness - organization - American Foundation for the Blind; Blindness - organization - Perkins School for the Blind; Education; Technology - braille writer; Technology
DescriptionPhotograph of Edward J. Waterhouse, Director, Perkins School for the Blind, MA, presenting a braille writer to Helen Keller at AFB's Headquarters in NYC. Polly Thomson is with them.
Subject PersonKeller, Helen; Keller, Helen A.; Keller, Helen Adams; Waterhouse, Edward J.; Thomson, Polly
Holding InstitutionAmerican Foundation for the Blind
Contact Information2 Penn Plaza, Suite 1102, New York, NY 10121, (212) 502-7600