Object ID:
2000.85d
Title:
Photograph of nun using a braille paper punch
Photographer:
[unknown]
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Black-and-white photo shows a nun using a paper punch to create holes along the binding edge of braille pages. A board is raised to a slant by two legs. Paper is placed on top of the board and a metal piece attached to the top of the raised end is used to perforate one end of the paper. The nun is steadying the paper with her left hand and holding the metal piece in her right hand.
Medium:
Photographic Paper
Print Size:
9 x 7 in.
Provenance:
Item belonged to donor's grandmother who was a braille transcriber. Information provided by donor.
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Nun using hole-punch, n.d.
Nun using hole-punch, n.d.