Eye of the Beholder : Images of People with Vision Loss in the Nineteenth Century
Object ID:
2005.15
Title:
"Uncle George," Photo of Blind Boy
Photographer:
[unknown]
Date:
[ca. 1880?]
Description:
Black and white Carte-de-visite-sized photograph shows a young boy who is standing with his right hand resting on the back of a chair. He is wearing a wide-brimmed had and a dark suit with a vest and nearly knee-length jacket. "Uncle George" is handwritten in pencil in the bottom margin. "George" and 'blind boy' are handwritten in pencil on reverse.
Print Size:
4x2 in.
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