First Schools : Residential Programs for Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
Object ID:
2005.22
Title:
Cabinet card, Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind
Photographer:
[unknown]
Place:
South Boston
Date:
[pre-1913]
Description:
Black-and-white photograph is mounted to a white card and shows the multistoried building, originally a hotel, that was used by the Perkins School for the Blind from 1839-1912. The school moved to its current Watertown campus in Boston in 1912. Printed information on the school is glued to the back of the card.
Medium:
Card stock, paper
Print Size:
4.25 x 6.5 in.
Provenance:
Museum purchased item through an internet auction.
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