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Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
These photographs and text documenting blind persons in training, at work, and in recreation may have been intended to publicize
training and vocational rehabilitation or demonstrate how the working lives and opportunities for the blind had changed. They
show blind and visually impaired individuals working in office, sales, and factory settings; walking with seeing-eye dogs
or canes; reading Braille; in classroom and training settings; and engaged in recreational activities such as roller skating,
swimming, and card playing.
Creator:
Title:
Photographs of occupations, programs, and activities for the blind
Quantity:
0.5 cubic feet
approximately 260 photographs
Quantity:
1 35mm microfilm roll(s)
Inclusive Dates:
1923-1963
Series Number:
A3309
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