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First Schools : Residential Programs for Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

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• Stereograph
• 1999.34
• Stereograph, Perkins Institute for the Blind
• Side by side pictures of the front and side of the Perkins Institute for the Blind, for 3-D viewing with a stereoscope. Shows a multistory building with columned entrance facing a tree-lined street. At the bottom right-hand corner of card, below pict... View Full Record
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• Carte-de-visite
• 2000.109
• Carte de visite, Students of an unidentified school for the blind
• Photograph is mounted on a lightweight, cream-colored card with square corners. Centered on the back of the card is an imprint bearing the name "Elias Wohlgemuth," beneath this is the word "Photograph." "Hamburg" is printed in the lower, right corner... View Full Record
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• Stereograph
• 2001.65
• Stereograph, New York School for the Blind, Batavia
• Two side-by-side views of the New York School for the Blind, Batavia, for 3-D viewing with a stereoscope. Black and white photos, affixed to heavy card stock, show the front and one side of the large brick building with a central domed tower and proj... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 2001.130
• Photograph, Blind children's orchestra
• Glossy, sepia-toned photo shows instructor holding a baton, directing 16 children playing various musical instruments. A young girl, bottom center, is holding a bouquet of flowers. Information on a strip of paper (2 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.), on the reverse... View Full Record
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• Daguerreotype
• 2001.152
• Daguerreotype, Students and teachers of the Kentucky School for the Blind, early 1850s
• Half-plate daguerreotype is enclosed in a wood-frame case with two metal hook-and-eye latches. The outside of the case is covered in leather, embossed with a floral motif. The inside has gilt edges and is lined with floral-patterned red velvet. The d... View Full Record
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• Stereograph
• 2001.215
• Stereograph, Iowa College for the Blind, Vinton
• Two side-by-side views of the Iowa College for the Blind, Vinton, for 3-D viewing with a stereoscope. Black and white photos, affixed to heavy card stock, show the front and one side of the multistoried school building. Printed on the back is "Stereo... View Full Record
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• Stereograph
• 2002.23
• Stereograph, Wisconsin Institution for the Education of the Blind, Janesville
• Two side-by-side views of the Wisconsin school for 3-D viewing with a stereoscope. Black and white photos, affixed to heavy card stock, show the front and one side of the multistoried school building with a domed cupola. View is obscured by large tre... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 2002.81.1-3
• Photographs of the Kentucky School for the Blind
• Three original sepia photographs of the Kentucky School for the Blind showing the rear of the school building, the grounds, and students in a typing class. ... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 2002.82
• Photograph, City Gate, St. Augustine, Florida
• Glossy, sepia-toned photo shows 2 women in a fringe-topped surrey at the large stone gate. On the back is printed "State School for the Blind and Deaf, St. Augustine, Fla." Handwritten in pencil above this is "City Gate" and a partially legible note.... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 2002.127
• Photograph, New York State School for the Blind, Batavia
• Sepia-toned photo of the school building, taken from a side angle. A central tower, arched windows, and stone quoins are prominent features. Trees partially block the view. "N.Y. State School for the Blind" and "Batavia N.Y." are handwritten in black... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 2003.17
• Photo, New York Institute for the Blind science class
• The sepia photo is glued to a cardboard backing of the same size and shows 15 students sitting at tables, reading braille books. A teacher, at top left, stands to the side of the tables. A piece of typing paper, with the same dimensions as the photo,... View Full Record
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• Carte-de-visite
• 2003.47
• Carte de visite, Ohio Institution for the Blind
• Sepia-toned photo is mounted on a white card. Photo shows students standing in front of the multistoried school building. On reverse is printed "Ohio Institution for the Blind, stands inside of 17 acres of ground, at the terminus of Rich Street, Colu... View Full Record
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• Stereograph
• 2003.58
• Stereograph, Indiana Institution for the Blind, Indianapolis
• Two side-by-side views of the Indiana Institution for the Blind for 3-D viewing with a stereoscope. Black and white photos printed on heavy card stock, show the front of the multistoried school building with a cupola over the columned entrance. Rever... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 2003.170
• Photograph of blind girls weaving baskets at Camp Munger, Iona Island, NY
• Black and white photograph with glossy finish shows seven girls, sitting outside of a rustic building, weaving baskets. On the reverse is glued a paper label that identifies the photography studio and describes the photo. "Blind Girl [sic] In Vacatio... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 2003.185.133
• Head-and-shoulders portrait of Sarah J. Huntoon
• The bodice of Mrs. Huntoon's dress is lace-covered. She is wearing eyeglasses. Name of photography studio in pencil at bottom right corner. Black-and-white photograph mounted on cardboard. ... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 2003.185.134
• Head-and-shoulders portrait of John Marshall
• Black-and-white photograph. In embossed letters at bottom center: "Standiford, Louisville." ... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 2003.185.205
• Photograph of Benjamin Bussey Huntoon at the Kentucky School for the Blind
• Photograph shows B.B. Huntoon walking in front of the Kentucky School for the Blind and waving with his hat in his hand. The columns of the school's front entrance are in the background. "Blind School" is written in blue ink on reverse. Photograph is... View Full Record
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• Photograph, Cabinet
• 2004.74.2
• Cabinet card, Group portrait of female students who attended the Iowa College for the Blind, Vinton
• Black-and-white photo is mounted on a white card trimmed with a gold-stamped line. It shows 12 students. "Macy, Vinton, Iowa" is stamped in gold lettering in the margin. A handwritten arrow points to the student at top left. On the reverse is handwri... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 2004.134.6.7-8
• Copy photographs of Benjamin Bussey Huntoon seated at table, ca. 1910
• Glossy black-and-white copy prints of photograph showing Huntoon seated at table: .7 - Head-and-shoulders only, cropped. .8 - Huntoon at table. ... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 2004.134.6.10
• Photograph of Sarah Huntoon
• Black-and-white, glossy copy print made in 1994 of a ca. 1910 head-and-shoulders protrait photograph of Sarah Huntoon, wife of Benjamin Bussey Huntoon. Original photograph is also held by the museum, in another accession; see related.... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 2004.134.7.1-2
• Photograph of Susan B. Merwin, APH/KSB superintendent
• Two copy prints made ca. 1994 of a black-and-white photograph of Susan Merwin, superintendent of APH. Original photograph taken circa 1916 by Standiford Studio in Louisville, KY.... View Full Record
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• Photograph, Cabinet
• 2005.22
• Cabinet card, Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind
• 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. Pri... View Full Record
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• Uniform
• 2013.2.1-3
• Girl's Minnesota Braille and Sight Saving School Band uniform
• Custom-fit, wool/polyester blend uniform in navy blue consists of a jacket, skirt, and gold clip-on tie. (.1) Double-breasted jacket features two rows of three gold-colored metal buttons, each decorated with a raised lyre; two front faux-pocket flap... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 2013.36.1
• Photograph, Group picture at the 1950 AAIB Meeting in Philadelphia
• Black and white photo glued to acidic window mat, large group of educators and administrators gathered on front steps of the main building at the Overbrook School for the Blind in Philadelphia in bright sun; most wear name tags; large columns of the... View Full Record
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• Article, Newspaper
• 1994.21
• The South in 1880. The Kentucky Institute for the Blind.
• Disbound article is from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (a weekly), June 19, 1880, pages 267-268. It describes the building of the Kentucky Institution for the Education of the Blind, Louisville, KY, and some of the student activities. It also... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 2013.14
• Cast of Kentucky School for the Blind play
• Glossy black-and-white photograph shows the Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) student cast and KSB teacher Richard McDowell on the stage where the play was performed. Three steps lead up to the stage. A boy, in the foreground at bottom left, is sit... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 2014.19
• Michigan School for the Blind Choir, 1967
• Black-and-white photograph is an enlarged copy of a 1967 original print. Photo shows students in the Michigan School for the Blind choir and their choir director, facing front and standing in three rows on the school's auditorium stage with closed cu... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.10
• Postcard, Oregon School for the Blind, Salem
• Front of the school is pictured in setting of trees and large lawn. "Oregon State Blind School, Salem, Oregon" printed at bottom left. Back is divided and used. "No. 6092" printed at center left.... View Full Record
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• postcard
• 1999.11
• Postcard, Ohio State School for the Blind
• Photo on front of elaborate, stone building with spires and tower set in large lawn with trees, flowers. "Ohio State School for the Blind, columbus, Ohio." printed in red at top of card over the sky.... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.12
• Postcard, Illinois School for the Blind
• View of facade, brick building with white stone quoins. Cars in circle drive in front. Flag flying prominently (looks to have been retouched for emphasis). "Illinois School for Blind, Jacksonville, Ill." bottom white border. "Photo by Spieth" upper b... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.13
• Postcard, Arkansas School for the Blind
• Color photo of brick school with portico and central tower. "Arkansas School for the Blind, Little Rock, Arkansas" printed on face. Unused. "Sold by Quapaw Printing Co., Little Rock, Arkansas" on reverse.... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.14
• Postcard, Kansas Blind Institute, Kansas City
• The face of the card shows a brick building with white stone trim nearly obscured by trees in a broad lawn. The inscription says "The Blind Institute, Kansas City, Kans." Handwritten is the date 1/25/07 and initials "WOJ." The back of the card is for... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.15
• Postcard, Massachusetts, Perkins' Institute for the Blind
• Halftone photo, dark green ink of building of 5 stories, multiple chimneys, cupola, porches, first, second floors with iron railings, elaborate columned, 2 story entry portico. People on porches. "4338 Perkins' Institute for the Blind. South Boston.... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.17
• Postcard, Ohio, Clovernook School for the Blind
• Black and white halftone, tinted of white painted brick, three-bay, center door house with el with 2 story porch. Well house in yard, part of barn. "No. 721, Clovernook: The Homestead of Alice and Phoebe Carey; Now used by the Trader sisters as a sch... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.18
• Postcard, New York State School for the Blind, Batavia
• Black & white halftone photo, tinted. Large brick building, central block with large round tower, domed roof, flanking blocks with square cupolas. Section of another brick building visible on right. Curving drive, large lawn w/trees. winter. Back div... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.19
• Postcard, Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind
• Photo of a quadrangle of identical brick dormitories facing each other with a sidewalk between. Photo is b & w halftone tinted. Lower white margin reads "Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind, Watertown, Mass." The back is divide... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.20
• Postcard, Maryland School for the Blind
• "C. T. Art-Colortone." --back of postcard. "I. & M. Ottenheimer, Baltimore, MD." --back of postcard. "The Maryland School for the Blind, Overlea, Baltimore 6, is a private school, State aided. The only school in the State to educate blind children fr... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.23
• Postcard, Overbrook School for the Blind, Philadelphia
• Four-color photo of Mediterranian style building, stucco, tile roof, towers, octagonal center tower. Trees in fall foliage. Divided back postcard, unused. Printed on back, "Overbrook School for the Blind, 64th & Malvern Avenue, Philadelphia 31, Pa.,... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.24.1
• Postcard, Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
• Three four-color photos of the front of the school building in different eras. On front of card, "Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, 1874 - 1974." On back, unused, "Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, 100 year centennial, Administrat... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.27
• Postcard, Kentucky Institute for the Blind
• Item shows the front of the school building. The building is stone with ionic columns and a domed roof. Beneath the picture reads "Asylum for the Blind, Louisville, Ky." Back of postcard is divided with an area for messages and an address area (both... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.36
• Postcard, Tennessee School for the Blind
• The front of the postcard shows the columned front entrance of the red brick Administration Building. The picture is taken from a sidewalk located across the driveway from the front of the school. The back of the postcard is unused. In blue print at... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.37
• Postcard, Minnesota State School for the Blind
• On the front of the postcard is a photograph of a red brick school building with stair-cased entrances. There are large trees and a grassy lawn. Red print centered at the top reads "State School For Blind, Faribault, Minn." The back of the card is us... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.40
• Postcard, Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind, Philadelphia
• The front of the postcard is a color reprint of a picture showing the front of the school with the following printed at the top "Philadelphia, Pa. Penna. Institution for the Blind" in red ink. The building is Mediterranean style; white with a red roo... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.44
• Postcard, Wisconsin, State Institute for the Blind
• A color-tinted photo of the front of the school showing a white building with red-domed cupolas and a columned entrance. Printed in the top left corner-- "State Institute for Blind, Janesville, Wis." The back of the postcard is unused. It is divided... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.45
• Postcard, Massachusetts, Perkins School for the Blind
• A color-tinted photo showing the front of the multistoried, white school building. A brick-paved road runs along the front of the property. Printed in the top left corner is "South Boston, Mass. Perkin's School For The Blind." The back has been used.... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.47
• Postcard, Western Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind, Pittsburgh
• Color-tinted photo. Shows children swinging and playing games on a grassy lawn at the school. The front entrances to some buildings can be seen across the street. One building is red brick and has a columned porch. Printed at the top of the front of... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.48
• Postcard, New York State School for the Blind, Severn Hall
• The front of the postcard shows a contemporary, red brick building. Printed at the top left corner is "State School for the Blind, Severn Hall Batavia, N. Y." The front of another building is partially in the picture. The back of the postcard is unus... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.49
• Postcard, Indiana Institute for the Blind
• Front of postcard shows the front entrance to the school. The building is multistoried and has an ionic columned portico. A decorative cupola is on the roof. An iron fence runs along the front of the property. Printing along the right edge reads "Ins... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.57
• Postcard, North Carolina State School for the Blind
• Picture shows the buildings of the North Carolina State School for the Blind and the cross streets at the corner of the property. Printing at the bottom, left corner of the card reads "Raleigh, N. C. State School for the Blind." The back is unused. I... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.59
• Postcard, Western Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind, Pittsburgh
• On the front of the postcard is a color reprint of a photograph of female students and teachers standing in circles and holding hands in front of a red brick school building that is covered with ivy. Printed in red ink at the top, right corner of the... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.70
• Postcard, Georgia Academy for the Blind
• Postcard shows the front entrance and one side of the school building, surrounded by evergreen trees, a green lawn, and colorful flowers. The front entrance is columned and has a covered balcony above it. Printed at the top, center of the card is "Ge... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.71
• Postcard, Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind
• The front of the postcard has a color reprint of a photograph showing the front entrances of four, red brick buildings. Printed at the top, left corner is "Michigan Employment Institution For The Blind, Saginaw, Mich." Along the right edge is printed... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.81
• Postcard, Novia Scotia School for the Blind
• A color-tinted photo of the front of the school building. The front wall is covered with ivy. Printed in the top left corner of the front of the postcard is "School for the Blind, Halifax, N.S." The back of the postcard is divided and has been used.... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.82
• Postcard, North Carolina State School for the Blind
• Picture shows the buildings of the North Carolina State School for the Blind and the cross streets at the corner of the property. Printing at the bottom, left corner of the card reads "Raleigh, N. C. State School for the Blind." The back is used and... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.83
• Postcard, Michigan School for the Blind
• The front of the postcard shows a black and white photo of the front and side of the school building. Trees and lawn are prominent in the foreground. A young student is sitting on the grass. Another building is visible in the left corner. Printed at... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.85
• Postcard, Missouri School for the Blind
• The front of the postcard has a color-tinted photo of the front of the school. The building is red brick, and the main entrance has brick columns with arched windows on either side. The view shows the front lawn and a portion of the street that the b... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.86
• Postcard, Ohio Institution for the Blind
• The front of the postcard shows a black and white photo of the front of the school building. The building is multistoried with cupolas. Printed along the bottom edge of the postcard is "Ohio Institution For The Blind." The back is not divided and sta... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.87
• Postcard, Louisiana Institute for the Blind
• A color-tinted photo of the front of the red brick school building. A decorative iron fence runs along the lawn in front of the building. At the top left corner of the front of the postcard is printed "Institute for the Blind, Baton Rouge, La." The n... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.90
• Postcard, Texas Institution for the Blind
• On the front of the postcard is a color-tinted photo of the front of the school building. The building is brick with white wood columns along the front entrance. There are two balcony levels above the front entrance; each balcony has white columns an... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.91
• Postcard, Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind, Saginaw
• The front of the postcard shows a color-tinted photo of the front entrances of the school's buildings. The buildings are red brick. At the top left corner is printed "Institute for the Blind, Saginaw, Mich." The back of the postcard is not divided; i... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 1999.95
• Postcard, Iowa College for the Blind, Vinton
• Front of postcard shows a color-tinted photo of the front of the school's main building; four stories made of stone; columns at main entrance; cupola over entrance. Printed at bottom left corner is "Iowa College For The Blind, Vinton, Iowa." Back is... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.2
• Postcard, Massachusetts, Perkins' Institute for the Blind
• Photo of a five-story building with multiple chimneys. Porches wrap around the building's first and second floors with iron railings. Elaborate columned, two-story entry portico. A person is walking into the facing street. "Perkins Institute for Blin... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.5
• Postcard, Georgia Academy for the Blind
• Postcard shows the front entrance and one side of the school building, surrounded by evergreen trees, a green lawn, and colorful flowers. The front entrance is columned and has a covered balcony above it. Printed at the top center of the card is "Geo... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.9
• Postcard, Kentucky Institute for the Blind
• A color-tinted photo of the front entrance of the school is on the front of the postcard. The multistoried building is stone. The front entrance is columned. There is a dome over the entrance with a cupola above it. Printed at the top center is "Kent... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.10
• Postcard, Louisiana Institute for the Blind
• The front of the postcard shows a color-tinted photo of the front of the red brick school building. There is an attached tower at the corner. A decorative iron fence runs along the front lawn, and a person is standing on a sidewalk in front of the fe... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.20.2
• Postcard, Kansas State School for the Blind
• The front of the postcard has a color-tinted photo of the front entrance and side of the red brick school building. There is a tower over the front entrance. It also shows a tall chimney at the back corner and a water tower. Printed at the top left i... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.20.3
• Postcard, Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind, Philadelphia
• The front of the card has a color-tinted photo of the front of the school. The building is Mediterranean style; white with a red tile roof. There is a decorative iron fence in front of the building. Above the picture is printed "Penna Institution For... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.30
• Postcard, Western Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind, Pittsburgh
• On the front of the postcard is a black and white photo of the front entrance and left side of the school building. The building is multistoried. The front entrance is enclosed, and a covered porch runs along the left side of the building. Beneath th... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.31
• Postcard, New Mexico Institute for the Blind
• On the front of the postcard is a color-tinted photo of the front and side of the school building. The building is brick with a red-tiled roof. The front and side entrances are enclosed with open archways and open arched windows. An arched window, wi... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.32
• Postcard, Washington State School for the Blind
• On the front of the postcard is a black and white photo showing the front and side of the multistoried, brick school building. There are white columns at the front entrance. Along the bottom edge of the postcard is hand printed "No.22. State School F... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.33
• Postcard, Utah State School for Deaf and Blind
• On the front is a color-tinted photo of the main entrance and side of the red brick, multistoried school building. Mountains can be seen in the background, and an elderly bearded man and a young child are in the foreground, lower right corner, walkin... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.34
• Postcard, Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind, Pittsburgh
• A color-tinted photo of the front entrance of the school building is shown on the front of the postcard. The entrance is arched. The walls are ivy covered. The number "590" is printed at the top left corner, and "Western Penna. School for the Blind,... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.40
• Postcard, California Institution for the Deaf and the Blind, Berkeley
• On the front of the postcard is a color-tinted photo of the front entrances of two red-brick school buildings. The buildings are multistoried. The building on the left has a clock tower. At the top of the postcard, above the photo, is printed "2877 -... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.41
• Postcard, Kentucky Institute for the Blind
• On the front of the postcard is a black and white photo of the front of the domed school building. The entrance has ionic columns. Printed along the bottom, center of the postcard is "Institute for the Blind, Louisville, Ky." A handwritten message is... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.52
• Postcard, Wisconsin State School for the Blind
• The front of the postcard has a color-tinted photo of the front of the school building. The roof has a domed cupola. There are columns at the entrance, and two cars (circa 1940 models) are parked in the front drive. Some of the front lawn and trees a... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.57.1
• Postcard, Pennsylvania, Overbrook Institute for the Instruction of the Blind
• Black and white photo of Mediterranian style building, stucco, tile roof, towers, octagonal center tower. Divided back postcard, unused. Printed beneath the picture, front of card, "Series No. 9-B "Stucco," View of Octagonal Dome, Institute for the I... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.57.4
• Postcard, Industrial Home for the Blind, Chicago, Illinois
• Color-tinted photo of the front of a multistoried, red brick building with an arched stone entrance. Printed at the top left corner is "Industrial Home for the Blind, Chicago." The back of the postcard is divided and used. Printed along the left edge... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.57.6
• Postcard, Kentucky Institute for the Blind
• Postcard shows a highly tinted photo of the rear of the school building. The multistoried building is stone with decorative cupoloas on side wings and large cupola atop a green center dome. The grounds are heavily wooded. "Blind Institute, Louisvi... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.58
• Postcard, Tennessee School for the Blind
• On the front of the postcard is a color-tinted photo of the front of the multistoried, red brick school building. Above a columned portico is a tower with a steeple. The building has a mansard roof. There are two cupolas over the left and right wings... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.59
• Postcard, Nebraska School for the Blind, Nebraska City
• Front of postcard shows a color-tinted photo of the front of the school building, white with a central tower and green spire. Building is multistoried with covered balconies. Front lawn is grassy with large trees. Car is parked at front entrance. Pri... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.62
• Postcard, Michigan School for the Blind, Lansing
• On the front of the postcard is a black and white photo showing the side and front entrances of the multistoried school building. There are two towers at the front entrance. The side entrance has a columned portico with a covered balcony directly abo... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.65
• Postcard, Tennessee School for the Blind
• On the front of the postcard is a color-tinted photo of the front of the multistoried, red brick school building. Above a columned portico is a tower with a steeple. The building has a mansard roof. There are two cupolas over the left and right wings... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.66
• Postcard, Wisconsin, State Institute for the Blind
• On the front of the postcard is a color-tinted photo of the front of the school showing a white building with red-domed cupolas and a columned entrance. A portion of a circular drive is visible. Printed at the bottom left corner is "State Institute f... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.68
• Postcard, New Mexico Institute for the Blind
• On the front of the postcard is a black and white photo of the front and side of the school building. The building is brick with a tiled roof. The front and side entrances are enclosed with open archways and open arched windows. An arched window, wit... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.72
• Postcard, New York State School for the Blind, Batavia
• The front of the postcard shows three color-tinted photos of the school's buildings. In the upper, left half of the card is a picture of Hamilton Hall; in the upper, right half is a picture of Park Lewis Hall; and the bottom half of the card is a pic... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.73
• Postcard, Mississippi Institute for the Blind
• On the front of the postcard is a color-tinted photo of a red brick multistoried school building. The front and side of the building are shown. A tower rises above the front entrance which is arched with a balcony above it. Porches with wood balustra... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.77
• Postcard, Ohio Institution for the Blind
• On the front of the postcard is a color-tinted photo of the multistoried school building. A cupola and two spires are visible. The view of the building is partially blocked by trees. Green lawn is in the foreground. Beneath the photo is printed "Colu... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.78
• Postcard, Washington State School for the Blind, Vancouver
• On the front of the postcard is a color-tinted photo of a multistoried red brick school building. Roof is red; covered portico at front entrance; cupola; ivy covered wall. Back of postcard is divided and used; no postmark. Printed along left edge: No... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2000.90
• Postcard, Iowa College for the Blind
• On the front of the postcard are three color-tinted photos of three different brick school buildings identified as the "Gymnasium," the "Hospital," and the "Laundry." Printed across the middle of the card is "State of Iowa College For The Blind." The... View Full Record
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• 2000.95
• Postcard, New York State School for the Blind, Batavia
• Color-tinted photo. Large brick building, central block with large round tower, domed roof with flag atop, flanking blocks. Large trees, vine covered front entrance, circular drive. "New York State School For The Blind, Batavia, N.Y." printed along b... View Full Record
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• 2000.96
• Postcard, Iowa School for the Blind, Palmer Hall
• Black & white photo of the front of Palmer Hall. Brick building; cupola in center of roof; large lawn and trees. Printed at bottom is "Palmer Hall State School for the Blind Vinton, IA. B-124." Back is divided and used. "All rights reserved--The L.L.... View Full Record
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• 2000.112
• Postcard, Kentucky Institute for the Blind, Louisville
• A color-tinted photo of the front of the school building is on the front of the postcard. Shows a four-storied stuccoed brick building with a large central dome and a two-story, Ionic columned portico. Bare trees and some evergreens appear. Printed a... View Full Record
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• 2000.113
• Postcard, Oklahoma School for the Blind, Muskogee
• The front of the postcard shows a red brick building with a gambrel roof and a small central spire. There is a bay window above the arched entry door. Printed at the top right corner is "State School for the Blind, Muskogee, Okla." The back of the po... View Full Record
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• 2000.120
• Postcard, Oklahoma School for the Blind, Muskogee
• On the front of the postcard is a color-tinted photo of the front of one school building with a partial view of another school building in the background. The buildings have gambrel roofs, red brick exteriors, and a small spire is visible. Along the... View Full Record
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• 2000.122
• Postcard, West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind, Romney
• Black-and-white photo of three school buildings. Additionally, two smaller buildings are partially visible in the background. The buildings on the left and right, foreground, have columned entrances. Printed at the bottom center is "School for the Bl... View Full Record
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• 2000.124
• Postcard, Wisconsin Institute for the Blind, Janesville
• Black and white photo of the front of the school building. Central block of building has 4 stories, columned portico, and domed cupola. Wings on either side are three stories with wrought-iron verandahs. Printed in the top left corner is "Institute F... View Full Record
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• 2000.137
• Postcard, Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, Vinton
• Four views of the school on the front of the postcard; black and white photos; upper left is an L-shaped brick building with arched entryways; beneath the picture is "Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, Vinton, IA. B-124"; upper right picture shows... View Full Record
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• 2000.153
• Postcard, Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, Staunton
• On the front of the postcard is a black & white photo of the front entrance to the school's administration building. It shows large columns and a multistoried building. The view is partially blocked by trees. A convertible car (1920s?) is parked in f... View Full Record
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• 2000.155
• Postcard, Kansas State School for the Blind
• The front of the postcard has a black and white photo of the front entrance and side of the brick school building. There is a tower over the front entrance. Another building is partially visible to the right. Children and adults are pictured; some ar... View Full Record
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• 2000.158
• Postcard, Mississippi State School for the Blind, Jackson
• On the front of the postcard is a color-tinted photo of a red brick multistoried school building. The front and side of the building are shown; a tree blocks the side view. A tower rises above the front entrance which is arched with a balcony above i... View Full Record
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• 2000.160
• Postcard, West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind, Romney
• Black & white photo of the front entrance to the Boys Hall; brick, colonial style; columned portico; "Boys Hall" above entrance; parts of other buildings visible; printed in top left corner "West Virginia School for the Blind, Romney, West Va." The b... View Full Record
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• 2000.161
• Postcard, Maine Institution for the Blind
• Front of postcard shows an architectural rendering of the red brick, three-story Main Building with stone trim; front view; projecting central section with a wing on both sides; entrances on both sides of the central block; three men in black suits,... View Full Record
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• 2000.162
• Postcard, North Dakota School for the Blind
• Aerial view of school buildings and grounds; color photo; back of card is divided by the following print "Kolorvue by Artvue Post Card Co., 160 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10010." Postcard is unused; printed in upper left corner is "North Dakota Schoo... View Full Record
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• 2000.163
• Postcard, Maine Institution for the Blind
• Black & white photo of front entrance to the Administration Building; three-stories; brick with stone trim; projecting central section; columns; man standing on front step. Other buildings visible in background. Printed along bottom right edge is "Ad... View Full Record
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• 2001.6
• Postcard, North Dakota School for the Blind, Bathgate
• Sepia-toned photo showing the front entrance of the school building which is brick, multistoried, with an arcaded porch. Printed at the top center of the postcard is "State School for the Blind, Bathgate, N. Dak." The back is divided by "Artvue Post... View Full Record
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• 2001.21
• Postcard, Michigan School for the Blind, Lansing
• The front of the postcard shows a color-tinted photo of the Main Building. The front entrance has four ionic columns; building is multistoried with ivy covered walls. At the bottom of the card is printed "Main Building, Michigan School for the Blind,... View Full Record
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• 2001.35
• Postcard, Iowa College for the Blind, Vinton
• Front of postcard shows a glossy black & white photo; printed along bottom "Vinton IA. Rear View Showing Hospital and College for the Blind"; several wood and brick buildings are visible; a cupola with a clock rises above the roof of one building; ba... View Full Record
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• 2001.45
• Postcard, Indiana Institute for the Blind
• Color-tinted photo of the front entrance of the school building. Ionic-columned portico, central cupola, and a decorative iron fence in front of property. Printed on front of card, at bottom, "8057. Institute for the Blind, Indianapolis, Ind." Back o... View Full Record
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• 2001.53
• Postcard, Illinois School for the Blind, Jacksonville
• Color-tinted photo of a three-story brick wing of the school building; covered portico with two brick columns at pictured entrance; main entrance with columns and a balcony is visible in background; stone corner quoins. Printed in border at upper rig... View Full Record
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• 2001.59.1
• Postcard, New York State School for the Blind, Kindergarten School, Batavia
• Color; tinted photo; front entrance to a two-story brick building with basement; two projecting wings. Printed at top right corner, above photo, "Kindergarten School. New York State School For The Blind, Batavia. N. Y." Back of postcard is divided an... View Full Record
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• 2001.60
• Postcard, Texas Institute for the Blind, Austin
• Color-tinted photo shows a two-story building on the left with a recessed arched entryway and a two-story bay on either side with arched windows; a long building continues to the right and has a large, three-story arched entry; a wooden picket fence... View Full Record
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• 2001.67
• Postcard, Kentucky Asylum for the Blind
• Color-tinted photo; shows the Kentucky School for the Blind, on the right, and the American Printing House for the Blind, on the left. The KSB building is multistoried with a large central dome. This building was demolished in 1967. The APH building... View Full Record
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• 2001.71
• Postcard, Michigan School for the Blind, Lansing
• On the front of the postcard is a black and white photo showing the side and front entrances of the multistoried school building. There are two towers at the front entrance. The side entrance has a columned portico with a covered balcony directly abo... View Full Record
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• 2001.73
• Postcard, Georgia Academy for the Blind, Macon
• Linen postcard shows a color-tinted photo of the front entrance and one side of the school building, surrounded by evergreen trees, a green lawn, and colorful flowers. The front entrance is columned and has a covered balcony above it. Printed at the... View Full Record
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• 2001.74
• Postcard, Michigan School for the Blind, Lansing
• A black & white photo, approximately 1 3/4 x 3 in., of the front of the school building is shown in the upper left corner, beneath this is printed "School for the Blind, Lansing, Mich." The building is multistoried with two towers flanking the front... View Full Record
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• 2001.80
• Postcard, Nebraska School for the Blind
• Front of postcard shows a sepia-toned photo of a multistoried school building. There is a covered portico with a covered balcony above. Big trees obscure the view. "Nebraska School for Blind" is printed along the bottom right edge. The back of the po... View Full Record
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• 2001.82
• Postcard, Michigan School for the Blind, Lansing
• A color-tinted photo of the front of the mutistoried school building shows two covered balconies above a columned entrance flanked by two towers. Young women/girls in dresses and young men/boys dressed in suits are walking to and from the building. "... View Full Record
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• 2001.92
• Postcard, New York State School for the Blind, Batavia, Park View
• Color-tinted photo of the grounds (park view) of the school; shows a pond surrounded by an iron rail, a large flowerbed, trees, and a barely visible portion of a building in the background; "9713. Park View at New York State School for Blind, Batavia... View Full Record
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• 2001.102
• Postcard, Nebraska School for the Blind, Nebraska City
• Front of postcard shows a color-tinted photo of a multistoried, red brick school building. There is a covered portico with a covered balcony above, and a central tower. Two large trees partially obstruct the view of the front entrance. "Institute for... View Full Record
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• 2001.106
• Postcard, Maine Institution for the Blind, Administration Building
• Front of postcard shows an architectural rendering of the red brick, three-story Main Building with stone trim; front view; projecting central section with a columned portico; four men are shown in dark suits and hats; two of the men are carrying bla... View Full Record
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• 2001.110
• Postcard, Texas Institution for the Blind
• The front of the postcard shows a color-tinted print of the front of the school building. Building is brick with white wood columns along the front entrance, and two balcony levels with white columns and wood trim. There are several trees in the fore... View Full Record
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• 2001.111
• Postcard, Michigan School for the Blind, Lansing
• A color-tinted photo of the front of the multistoried school building shows two covered balconies above a columned entrance flanked by two towers. Two flower beds and trees are in the foreground. "School For Blind, Lansing, Mich." is printed in red a... View Full Record
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• 2001.112
• Postcard, Novia Scotia School for the Blind
• A color-tinted photo of the front of the school building. The front wall is covered with ivy. Printed at the top left corner of the front of the postcard, in red ink, is "School for the Blind, Halifax, N.S." At the bottom left corner is printed "102,... View Full Record
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• 2001.123
• Postcard, Maryland, Samuel Ready School for the Blind
• Front of postcard shows a color-tinted photo of a 3-story brick building with a central cupola. "New Samuel Ready School for the Blind, Baltimore, Md." is printed along top edge. Back is divided and unused. "Published by Baltimore Stationery Co., Bal... View Full Record
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• 2001.124
• Postcard, Ontario School for the Blind, Brantford
• Color illustration of the front of the school building, which has a central tower, arched windows, and an arched entryway. Another building is partially visible. "Main Bldgs., Ont. School for the Blind, Brantford, Ontario, Canada" is printed along th... View Full Record
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• 2001.125
• Postcard, Turkey, Blind children studying geography
• Front of postcard shows a black & white photo of school children sitting at a long table, reading by touch. To the left, a woman is standing behind the children. Her face appears to be a drawn illustration. The area of the photo measures 3 x 3 1/2 in... View Full Record
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• 2001.129
• Postcard, Texas Institution for the Blind, Austin
• The front of the postcard shows a black & white photo of the front entrance to the three-story building, with two covered balconies, a central cupola, and a two-story wing on either side. "A 17506 State Institution for the Blind, Austin, Tex." is pri... View Full Record
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• 2001.136
• Postcard, Pennsylvania School for the Blind, Overbrook
• Black and white photo of archway; a columned entry is partially visible. "Greetings from The School for the Blind, Overbrook, Pa." is printed at upper right corner. Picture is flush with upper edge, leaving a one-inch margin along the bottom for a me... View Full Record
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• 2001.146.2
• Postcard, Illinois, Hadley School for the Blind
• Glossy color photo of the front of the two-story red brick building with a central projecting section of stone. Shows a grassy lawn and large trees. Back is unused and divided by print that reads "Photographed & Published by Glenn-Dawn Studios, Chica... View Full Record
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• 2001.146.4
• Postcard, Mississippi Institute for the Blind, Jackson
• Color-tinted photo showing the front and one side of a three-story, red brick school building. A tower rises above a front, arched entrance with a balcony. Porches with wood balustrades flank the entry tower. Printed at the top left corner is "Blind... View Full Record
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• 2001.153
• Postcard, New Mexico School for the Blind, Alamogordo
• Black & white photo shows a 3-story brick building with tile roof at center right. Two other buildings are partially visible; view is blocked by trees. An early model car, open with front and back seats, is parked on a frontage road. "N. M. School fo... View Full Record
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• 2001.175.1
• Postcard, New York State School for the Blind, Batavia
• Color with glossy finish; photo shows a large, multistoried brick building. A domed tower sits atop the central block; flanking blocks have square cupolas; large lawn with trees. "New York State School for the Blind, Batavia, N.Y." is printed along t... View Full Record
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• 2001.177
• Postcard, Oregon, State School for the Blind, Salem
• Postcard shows a tinted photo of the front of the multistoried school building. Trees obstruct the view. "State School for the Blind, Salem, Oregon" is printed in red at upper left corner. Publisher's info is printed in red along upper right edge. Ba... View Full Record
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• 2001.181
• Postcard, Iowa College for the Blind, Vinton
• Front of postcard shows a tinted photo of the front of the school building; four stories made of stone; columns at main entrance; cupola over entrance. There is a horizontal, orange-reddish band of color above the roofline. Printed at bottom left cor... View Full Record
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• 2001.185
• Postcard, Iowa School for the Blind, Vinton
• Black & white photo with glossy finish. Shows the main building, which is made of brick and has a cupola over the central block. The front entry is covered with an enclosed balcony above. An early model car is parked in the front drive. Printed along... View Full Record
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• 2001.194
• Postcard, North Carolina State School for the Blind
• Front of postcard shows a black & white photo of the gymnasium, a two-story brick building with massive columns at the front entrance. "Gymnasium And Swimming Pool. State School for the Blind. Raleigh, N. C." is printed along the bottom edge. Back of... View Full Record
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• 2001.214
• Postcard, Iowa College for the Blind, Hospital
• The front of the postcard shows a glossy black & white photo of the hospital at the Iowa College for the Blind. Printed along the bottom is "Hospital. College for the Blind. Vinton IA. 18." The building is brick with an arched entry. The back of the... View Full Record
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• 2001.223
• Postcard, Pennsylvania, Western Pennsylvania Blind Asylum, Pittsburgh
• Color; front of postcard shows a photo of the front and one side of the multistoried school building; large lawn with young trees; "Western Pennsylvania Blind Asylum. Pittsburg [sic]. PA." printed in red ink at top right; back is divided and unused;... View Full Record
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• 2002.4
• Postcard, Illinois Braille & Sightsaving School
• Front of postcard shows a photo of the front entrance to the school building; red brick, multistoried, with arched entry and an enclosed balcony. Back of postcard is divided and unused."Genuine Natural Color Made By Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, N.... View Full Record
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• 2002.11
• Postcard, Michigan School for the Blind, Lansing
• The front of the postcard is glossy and shows a black and white photo showing a tree-lined, unpaved drive to the front entrance, with a sidewalk on either side. The school building is multistoried with covered balconies; the front entrance is flanked... View Full Record
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• 2002.22
• Postcard, Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind
• Front of postcard shows a photo of the Administration Building; red brick; two stories with basement; covered portico with columns; circular drive and colorful flowers. Printed at the top left corner in red ink is "Administration Building Michigan Em... View Full Record
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• 2002.28
• Postcard, Georgia Academy for the Blind, Macon
• Front of postcard has a glossy finish; color; shows the front entrance and one side of the school building, which is brick with stone quoins. Grassy lawn and sidewalk in the foreground. Front entrance has columns and a covered balcony above it. Print... View Full Record
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• 2002.29.22
• Annual Commencement of the Kansas Institution for the Education of the Blind programme
• On the front of the postcard-sized program is printed "Annual Commencement of the Kansas Institution for The Education of The Blind, to be held In The Chapel, Monday Evening, June 10th 1895, at eight o'clock," with two illustrations of ferns and flow... View Full Record
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• 2002.43
• Postcard, Pennsylvania School for the Blind, the Kindergarten
• Black & white photo of the Mediterranian-style kindergarten building with tiled roof. Shows children playing on the lawn. "The Kindergarten, The Pennsylvania School for the Blind, Overbrook, Pa." is printed along bottom edge. Back is divided; not use... View Full Record
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• 2002.46
• Postcard, Ontario School for the Blind, Brantford
• Color-tinted photo shows the front of the school building, which is brick with a central tower and arched windows. View is partially blocked by trees. A fountain and large circular grassy area are in the foreground. "103,365" and a circle containing... View Full Record
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• 2002.72
• Postcard, California Institute for the Blind & Deaf
• Color-tinted photo; white borders; front shows 3 multistoried, red brick buildings; middle building has a tall tower with clock; "Institute for the Blind & Deaf, Berkeley, Cal." printed in red ink at bottom; "131 Richard Behrendt, Publisher, San Fran... View Full Record
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• 2002.74
• Postcard, Alabama School for the Blind, Talladega
• Front shows a black & white photo of a brick building with a central tower and arched entry; "School for the Blind, Talladega, Ala." printed at top left; "B194" at bottom right. Back is unused and divided by print that reads "Silvercraft--Made by Dex... View Full Record
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• 2002.87
• Postcard, Minnesota School for the Blind, Faribault
• The front of the postcard show a black & white photo of the multistoried brick school building with bare trees in the foreground. "2817 School for the Blind, Faribault, Minn." is printed at the bottom left corner in the single white margin. "Pub. by... View Full Record
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• 2002.94
• Postcard, Michigan School for the Blind, Lansing
• Front of postcard shows a black & white photo of the front entrance of the Administration Building, which is brick with 4 massive columns. "Administration Building, Michigan School for the Blind, Lansing, Michigan" is printed at bottom. Back of postc... View Full Record
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• 2002.100.1
• Postcard, Iowa School for the Blind, Vinton
• Black & white photo with glossy finish. Shows a two-story brick building with the caption "Childrens' Cottage, State School for Blind. Vinton, Iowa" and number "0616" printed at bottom right corner. Back is used and postmarked Jul 13, 1948. Back is d... View Full Record
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• 2002.100.2
• Postcard, South Dakota School for the Blind, Gary
• Black & white with glossy finish. Shows four photos of different buildings with printed captions at bottom of each: "Administration Bldg. Classrooms," at top left; "Auditorium, Girls' Dorm.," at top right; "Vocational Bldg., Boys' Dorm," at bottom le... View Full Record
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• 2002.101
• Postcard, Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind
• The front of the color postcard shows three brick buildings. The building in the foreground has three stories and a columned entrance. A Model-T is parked in the front drive. The illustration of the car appears to have been added to a highly colorize... View Full Record
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• 2002.111
• Postcard, Perkins Institute for the Blind, view from the Charles River
• Color; front shows a view of the school buildings from across the river, with paved road in the foreground. Caption in the bottom white border reads "10. Perkins Institute (for the Blind) Looking Across the Charles, Newton, Mass." Back of postcard is... View Full Record
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• 2002.131
• Postcard, New York State School for the Blind, Batavia
• Black and white postcard with a glossy finish shows a photo of a 3-story brick building with bare trees in front and snow on the ground. Another building is partially visible at bottom left. "New York State School for the Blind, Batavia, N. Y." is pr... View Full Record
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• 2003.2
• Postcard, Colorado State School for the Deaf and the Blind
• Color; shows a photo of 3 multistoried school buildings; curved drive, grassy lawn, and trees in foreground; "15206. Colorado State School for the Deaf and the Blind, Colorado Springs, Colorado" at top left corner; back is used, postmarked Nov 4, 192... View Full Record
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• 2003.6
• Postcard, Texas Institution for the Blind
• On the front of the postcard is a color-tinted photo of the front of the school building. The building is brick with white wood columns along the front entrance. There are two balcony levels above the front entrance; each balcony has white columns an... View Full Record
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• 2003.7
• Postcard, Oregon State Blind School, Salem
• Front of the multistoried, brick school building is shown in setting of trees and large lawn; color. "State Blind School, Salem, Oregon" printed at top left. Back is divided. A from-and-to message is handwritten in pencil on the address lines; otherw... View Full Record
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• 2003.8
• Postcard, Blind Children Caning Chairs, Oregon State Blind School, Salem
• Front shows a tinted photo of 2 boys and 2 girls caning chairs. At bottom left is printed "Blind Children Caning Chairs, Oregon State Blind School, Salem, Oregon." Handwritten in pencil at bottom is "New Year Greeting"; writing has left an imprint on... View Full Record
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• 2003.43.1-2
• Two postcards with aerial view of the Tennessee School for the Blind, Nashville
• Two identical glossy color postcards showing an aerial view of the school. Both are unused, with divided backs that have the following information about the school printed at top left: "Legally blind Tennessee students (20/200) grades one through twe... View Full Record
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• 2003.77
• Postcard, Ohio State School for the Blind
• Color postcard shows a photo of a 2-story red brick building with a grassy front lawn. Back is divided and unused; caption at top left reads "Education and Recreation Building, The Ohio State School for the Blind, Worthington, Ohio."... View Full Record
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• 2003.81
• Postcard, Overbrook School for the Blind, Pennsylvania
• Front of black and white postcard shows a photo of the Mediterranean-style school building, with children standing among flowering shrubs in the foreground. "210 Cloister Detail" is printed beneath the photo. At top right is printed "Greeting from Th... View Full Record
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• 2003.89
• Postcard, Kansas State School for the Blind, Music Hall
• Front of postcard is cream-colored and shows a black and white photo of the front of a 3-story brick building. "Music Hall, Kansas State School for Blind, Kansas City, Kansas" is printed at top center. Reverse is white, divided, and unused, with "Mad... View Full Record
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• 2003.101
• Postcard, Kentucky Institute for the Blind, Louisville
• Black & white photo of the front of the school building is on the front of the postcard. Shows a four-storied stuccoed brick building with a large central dome and a two-story, Ionic columned portico. Trees frame the picture on both sides. Printed at... View Full Record
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• 2003.106
• Postcard, Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Rhyne Hall, St. Augustine
• Color postcard with a glossy finish shows a photo of Rhyne Hall, a dormitory built in 1930 with a stucco exterior, a red-tiled roof, and a baroque-style facade. Students are on the grassy lawn, and palm trees are in the foreground. Reverse is divided... View Full Record
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• 2003.115
• Postcard, Ohio State School for the Blind
• Highly colorized postcard shows the front of the multistoried school building with a central tower; may be an illustration, rather than a photo. "State School for Blind, Columbus, Ohio" is printed at top center. Reverse is unused and divided, with "C... View Full Record
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• 2003.138
• Postcard, South Dakota School for the Blind, Gary
• Black & white postcard shows a rear and side view of the main schoolbuilding, at right, and another building at left. Snow and bare trees are in the foreground. "State School for the Blind, Gary, S.D" appears at bottom left and appears to have been h... View Full Record
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• 2003.182.2
• Postcard, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown
• Glossy color postcard shows a view of the school buildings from the river. One small boat is visible in the foreground, at right. Back of postcard is divided by print that reads "c1964 Yankee Colour Corp. Southboro, Mass. Yankee Colour photograph by... View Full Record
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• 2003.185.204
• Tennessee School for the Blind braille alphabet card folder
• Front shows a black and white aerial view of the Tennessee School for the Blind campus, with name and address of the school printed in bottom margin. History and general information about the school is printed on the reverse of the front cover. The... View Full Record
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• 2003.186
• Postcard, Ontario School for the Blind, Brantford
• Color-tinted photo shows the front of the school building, which is brick with a central tower and arched windows. "Institution for the Blind, Brantford, Canada" is printed at top left. Back of postcard is divided, used, and postmarked October 4, 190... View Full Record
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• 2003.195
• Postcard, Oklahoma School for the Blind, Muskogee, Aerial View
• Very colorful linen postcard shows the school's buildings and grounds. "Aerial View, Oklahoma School For The Blind, Muskogee, Oklahoma" is printed on the front at top center. "15,993" is printed at the bottom right corner. The back is unused and divi... View Full Record
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• 2004.18
• Postcard, Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, Jacksonville
• Color linen postcard shows red brick buildings, a grassy lawn, and trees. Caption at top left reads "Primary Girls and Intermediate Girls Cottages, State School for the Blind, Jacksonville, Ill." An inset of the "High School Boys Cottage" is at top r... View Full Record
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• 2004.72
• Postcard, New Mexico Institute for the Blind, Alamogordo
• Black & white photo shows a 3-story brick building at left with a tile roof. Another 3-story building with a tile roof is visible at right. Children are playing on a grassy lawn in front of the school buildings. "New Mexico Institute for the Blind. A... View Full Record
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• 2004.79
• Postcard, New Mexico Institute for the Blind, Alamogordo
• Black and white photo shows a 3-story brick building with tile roof. A wire fence and gate are shown in the foreground. "Institute for the Blind, Alamogordo, N. Mex." is printed in red ink at top left. Reverse is divided, used, and postmarked Dec 23,... View Full Record
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• 2004.86.4
• Postcard, New York State School for the Blind, Batavia
• Black & white photo shows the front and side of the school building from across a street. A central domed cupola is over the main entrance. "New York State Institution for the Blind, Batavia, N. Y." is printed along the bottom margin. Reverse is divi... View Full Record
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• 2004.86.5
• Postcard, New York State School for the Blind, Batavia
• Sepia-toned photo shows the front and side of the school building with a central domed cupola. Stone quoins on the corner of the multistoried building are prominent. "New York State School for the Blind, Batavia, N. Y." is printed along the bottom ed... View Full Record
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• 2004.86.7
• Postcard, Kindergarten School, New York State School for the Blind, Batavia
• The color postcard shows a front view of the 2-story, red brick Kindergarten Building, with sandstone trim. The building opened in 1914. At the top right corner of the postcard is printed "Kindergarten School. New York State School for the Blind. Bat... View Full Record
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• Postcard
• 2004.92
• Postcard, Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind
• Front show a color photo of two brick buildings, a grassy lawn, and trees. "State Institute for the Blind, Saginaw, Mich." is printed at the top right corner. Reverse is divided. Message is written on back, but postcard was not mailed.... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.1
• Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind annual and biennial reports
• Holdings: 1861-1863, 1869-1880, 1890-1896, 1900-1906, 1910/1914, 1948/1949, 1950/1951, 1968/1969, 1986/1987. Printed reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. Names of school's officers and staff are included. Fin... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.2
• Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind annual report
• Printed report documents activities for the 1963-1964 school year and includes reports of the principals of both the deaf and blind departments. Board members and staff are identified. A financial report is included. Black-and-white illustrations inc... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.3
• Arkansas School for the Blind biennial reports
• Holdings: 1859/1860-1886/1888, 1896/1898, 1902/1904, 1908/1910-1910/1912, 1913/1914, 1916/1918-1927/1928, 1930/1932-1932/1934, 1936/1938-1938/1940, 1942/1944 (in 1945, Catalogue). Printed reports document the school's management, building, and stu... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.4
• California School for the Blind annual and biennial reports
• Holdings: 1864, 1865/1867-1867/1869, 1871/1873-1906/1908, 1910/1912, 1914/1916, 1918/1920-1922/1924, 1926/1928-1928/1930. Printed reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. Trustees, school staff, and students are... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.5
• Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind biennial and annual reports
• Holdings: 1886/1888-1890/1892, 1898/1900, 1902/1904-1910/1912, 1914/1916-1962/1964. Reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. School officers, staff, and students are listed. Financial receipts and disbursements a... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.6
• Connecticut Institute for the Blind/Oak Hill School biennial and annual reports
• Holdings: 1893/1895, 1897, 1906/1908-1924/1926, 1930/1932-1932/1934, 1936/1938, 1975/1976, 1977/1978, 1980/1981, 1990. Reports document the school's management, building, and student activities; and include financial statements and black-and-white... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.7
• Columbia Institution for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind annual reports
  
• Holdings: 1858-1863. Printed reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. Reports list school officers, staff, and students, and include a list of the school's financial receipts and disbursements.... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.8
• Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind biennial reports
• Holdings: 1885, 1900/1902-1904/1906, 1918/1920-1944/1946, 1948/1950-1952/1954, 1956/1958-1964/1966. Printed reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. Reports include financial receipts and disbursements, and black... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.9
• Georgia Academy for the Blind annual and biennial reports
  
• Holdings: 1851/1852, 1855, 1858-1860, 1866, 1869-1880, 1886/1888-1888/1890, 1895/1896-1903/1904, 1924/1925. Printed reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. Reports list school officers, staff, and students, and... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.10
• Idaho State School for the Deaf and the Blind biennial reports, and bulletin
  
• Holdings: biennial reports, 1911/1912-1917/1918, 1923/1924-1933/1934, 1941/1942, 1947/1948-1948/1950, 1952/1954-1968/1970, 1972/1974; school bulletin, 1918. Printed reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. Report... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.11
• Illinois School for the Blind biennial reports
• Holdings: 1851-1890/1892, 1894/1896, 1900/1902-1914/1916. Printed reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. School officers, staff, and students are listed. Financial receipts and disbursements and some black-an... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.12
• Indiana School for the Blind annual reports, bylaws and regulations, and newspaper article
• Holdings of annual reports: 1846 (Report of the Trustees to the General Assembly), 1847 (1st)-1854, 1857, 1859-1868, 1870-1883, 1886, 1888-1915, 1917-1948, 1952, 1954, 1967. Title varies: Annual Report . . . of the Indiana Institute for the... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.13
• Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School annual and biennial reports
• Holdings: biennial reports for 1853/1854-1885/1887, 1889/1891-1895/1897, 1901/1903-1903/1905, 1906/1908-1912/1914, 1946/1948, 1964/1966; and annual reports for 1983/1984-1987/1988. Printed reports of the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School docume... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.14
• Kansas State School for the Blind annual and biennial reports
• Holdings: 1868-1884/1886, 1890/1892-1894/1896, 1898/1900-1910/1912, 1914/1915-1915/1916, 1918/1920-1922/1924, 1926/1928-1944/1946, 1948/1950-1956/1958. Printed reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. Reports lis... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.15
• Kentucky School for the Blind annual and biennial reports
• Report holdings: 1843-1887, 1890-1892, 1895, 1897-1902, 1905-1917, 1919-1926, 1928-1929, 1931, 1933-1934, 1939, 1942-1950. Printed reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. They include financial statements and a... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.16
• Louisiana State School for the Blind annual and biennial reports
• Holdings: 1853-1886/1888, 1890/1892, 1913/1916, 1920/1922-1932/1934. Title varies: Annual Report of the Louisiana Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind (January 1855). Annual Report . . . Louisiana Institution for the Education of the... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.17.1
• Maryland School for the Blind biennial and annual reports
  
• Holdings: 1858-1919/1923, 1926/1928-1936/1938, 1940/1942-1986/1987. Printed reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. Officers, staff, students, financial receipts and disbursements are listed. Some include black-... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.17.2
• Maryland School for the Colored Blind and Deaf annual and biennial reports
• Holdings: 1873-1890/1891, 1892/1893, 1894/1895, 1897/1898-1916/1919. Printed reports document the management, building, and student activities. Reports list officers, staff, and students; financial receipts and disbursements; and some include bla... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.18
• Perkins School for the Blind annual reports
• Holdings: 1833-1852 (Jan. 1853), 1854 (Jan. 1855)-1859, 1864, 1866-1878, 1880-1902, 1904-1922, 1925, 1936-1941, 1944, 1953, 1956-1967, 1969-1982, 1987, 1998, 2001, 2007. Also, separately printed: annual reports of the Kindergarten for the Blind, 18... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.19
• Michigan School for the Blind annual and biennial reports, and booklet of rules, regulation and courses of study
• Holdings: 1855/1856, 1858, 1867/1868-1888/1890, 1892/1894-1914/1916. Printed reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. Financial receipts and disbursements are listed. School officers, staff, and students are iden... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.20
• Minnesota School for the Blind annual and biennial reports
• Holdings: 1863-1940. Printed reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. Reports list officers, staff, and students. Most include financial information. Some include black-and-white photo illustrations. Title v... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.21
• Mississippi School for the Blind annual and biennial reports
• Holdings: 1850/1851 (Jan. 1852), 1866, 1868/1869, 1873-1874, 1876, 1882/1883, 1884/1885, 1888/1889, 1892/1893, 1894/1895, 1927/1929, 1951/1953-1959/1961, 1965/1967. Printed reports and 1 mimeographed report (1965/1967) document the school's manage... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.22
• Missouri School for the Blind annual and biennial reports
• Holdings: 1854-1856, 1859/1860, 1862 (brief department reports), 1863/1864-1865/1866, 1869/1870-1877/1878, 1881/1882-1883/1884, 1889/1890, 1893/1894-1899/1900, 1903/1904-1933/1934, 1937/1938, 1941/1942, 1962/1963. The 1962/1963 report is a two-page... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.23
• Montana School for the Deaf and Blind annual reports
• Holdings: 1900-1904, 1906-1912, 1914, 1919/1921-1922/1923, 1934/1935, 1939/1940-1954/1955, 1956/1957-1963/1964. Printed reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. Reports list trustees, staff, and students; include... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.24
• Nebraska School for the Blind biennial reports
  
  
• Holdings: 1875/1876-1889/1890, 1895/1896-1905/1906, 1909/1910, 1913/1914-1917/1918, 1923/1925-1931/1933, 1936/1937. Printed biennial reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. Reports list officers and staff, and m... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.25
• St. Joseph's School for the Blind annual reports
• Holdings: 1973-1982, 1985-1987. Printed annual reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. Reports list the board of trustees and advisory board, and include financial statements, receipts and disbursements, and bla... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.26
• New Mexico Institute for the Blind annual and biennial reports
• Holdings: 1906/1907-1907/1908, 1909/1910-1912/1914, 1920/1922-1922/1924. Printed reports document the school's history and educational services. Staff, board of trustees, and students are listed. Financial statements and black-and-white photo illu... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.27
• New York Institute for Special Education annual reports
• Holdings: 1833 (An Account), 1836-1925, 1928, 1930-1931, 1933-1937, 1939-1941, 1946, 1957, 1961-1966, 1968-1970, 1972, 1985, 1986. Printed reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. Included with the reports is th... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.28
• New York State School for the Blind annual reports
  
• Holdings: 1866-1947/1948, 1949/1950-1956/1957, 1958/1959-1960/1961, 1962/1963-1964/1965, 1966/1967-1973/1974. Printed reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. Board members and staff are listed;... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.29
• North Carolina State School for the Blind and the Deaf annual and biennial reports, and bylaws
• Holdings: 1858/1860, 1865/1866, 1868/1869, 1871-1877/1879, 1880/1881, 1883/1884-1886/1888, 1892/1894-1898/1900, 1902/1904, 1906/1908-1942/1944, 1948/1950-1950/1952; a separately printed "By-laws" of 1879. Printed reports of the school document the... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.30
• North Dakota School for the Blind biennial reports
• Holdings: 1920/1922, 1948/1950, 1952/1954-1960/1962, 1964/1966-1966/1968. Printed reports of the North Dakota School for the Blind documenting the school's management, building, and student activities. Reports include lists of th... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.31
• Ohio State School for the Blind annual reports
• Holdings: 1837-1891, 1894-1896, 1898-1900, 1902-1913, 1934-1939, 1941-1944, 1946-1951, 1953, 1955-1962, 1964-1976. Reports of the Ohio State School for the Blind, documenting the school's management, building, and student activities. Reports inclu... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.32
• Oklahoma School for the Blind annual reports
  
• Printed reports of the Oklahoma School for the Blind provide general information about the school and identify managers, staff and students. Reports include black-and-white photo illustrations. 1914 report (issued in January and covering the twelve p... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.33
• Oregon State School for the Blind biennial reports
  
• Holdings: 1873/1874, 1877/1878, 1883/1885-1905/1907, 1954/1956, 1958/1960-1966/1968. Reports for biennial years ending 1920 and 1922 are contained in the Biennial Report of the Oregon State Board of Control (see AnnRep3.153). Reports document th... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.34
• Overbrook School for the Blind annual reports, including 1833 material
• Holdings: 1833-1870, 1874-1875, 1878-1882, 1885-1911, 1913-1922, 1924, 1930, 1935-1936/1937, 1945/1947, 1957/1958-1969/1970, 1990/1991-1997, 2005/2006-2006/2007. Printed annual reports of the Overbrook School for the Blind, documenting the school'... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.35
• Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children annual reports
• Holdings: 1891-1903, 1905, 1907-1953, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1966, 1967-1967/1968, 1969/1970-1972/1973, 1974-1980, 1984/1985-1985/1986, 2000/2001. Printed annual reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. Financial stat... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.36
• South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind annual reports
• Holdings: 1856, 1858-1860, 1872, 1877-1879, 1881-1882, 1884-1886, 1888-1894, 1896-1911, 1913-1919, 1921, 1923-1952, 1954-1956, 1958-1982, 1984, 1986-1987. Printed annual reports of the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind documenting t... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.37
• South Dakota School for the Blind biennial reports
• Holdings: 1900/1902-1910/1912, 1914/1916-1920/1922. Printed annual reports of the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired documenting the school's management, building, and student activities. Officers, staff, and students are list... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.38
• Tennessee School for the Blind biennial reports
• Holdings: 1844/1845-1846/1847, 1851/1853, 1855/1857-1859/1861, 1865/1867-1875/1877, 1879/1881, 1883/1885-1889/1891, 1893/1895-1907/1909, 1911/1913, 1919/1921-1923/1925, 1927/1929-1931/1933, and enrollment and financial reports,1960/1961-1961/1962. ... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.39.1
• Texas School for the Blind annual and biennial reports, and catalogues
• Holdings of reports: 1872 (Jan. 1873)-1892, 1894-1900, 1911-1912, 1914/1916-1916/1918, 1958 (Supt. rept.), 1961 (Supt. rept.), 1966/1967, 1969/1970, 1987/1988. Holdings of catalogues: 1894/1895-1895/1896, 1897/1898-1898/1899, 1903/1904-1906/1908,... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.39.2
• Texas Institute for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Colored Youths annual reports
• Holdings: 1892, 1894, 1896-1897, 1908. Printed reports document the activities of the school and list financial receipts and disbursements, the trustees, staff, and students. A frontispiece photo of the school building is in the 1892 report; blac... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.40
• Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind biennial reports
• Holdings: 1897/1898, 1901/1902-1917/1918, 1923/1924, 1931/1932, 1933/1934-1939/1940, 1943/1944-1949/1950, 1953/1954-1962/1964, 1966/1968-1974/1976. Printed biennial reports of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind document the school's manag... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.41
• Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind (Staunton) annual and biennial reports
  
• Holdings: 1839-1840, 1842, 1844-1860/1861, 1865-1866, 1870-1879, 1882, 1885-1886, 1897-1912/1913. Printed reports of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind (Staunton) document the school's management, building, and student activities. Repo... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.42
• Virginia State School for Colored Deaf and Blind Children annual reports
• Holdings: 1948/1949-1952/1953. Reports, duplicated from typewritten originals, document the school's management, building, and student activities for annual period ending July 30. Reports include financial statements. Title (from folder cover... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.43
• Washington State School for the Blind annual and biennial reports
• Holdings: 1887/1889-1892, 1897/1898-1898/1900, 1916/1918. Printed reports of the Washington State School for the Blind document the school's management, building, and student activities. A catalogue of pupils is included in reports up through 1898... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.44
• West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind annual and biennial reports
• Holdings: 1870-1890/1892, 1894/1896, 1898/1900, 1919/1920, 1934/1936, 1956/1958-1958/1960. Printed reports document school management, building, and student activities, and include financial statements. Reports through 1920 include a list of stude... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.45
• Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped annual and biennial reports
• Holdings: 1850, 1855-1876, 1878-1879, 1880, 1882-1896/1898, 1900/1902-1914/1916, 1918/1920-1928/1930, 1942/1944-1944/1946. Printed reports document school management, building, and student activities. Reports includes financial statements. Most li... View Full Record
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• Report, Annual
• AnnRep1.46
• Hadley School for the Blind annual reports
• Holdings: 1926, 1930, 1955-1958, 1960-1972, 1976, 1978. Printed reports describe the school's programs and list officers and staff. Included are financial statements of income and expenses. Reports dating 1955 and later include black-and-white pho... View Full Record

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