Eye of the Beholder : Images of People with Vision Loss in the Nineteenth Century
Object ID:
2002.113
Title:
Cabinet card, Blind man with tinted eyeglasses and cane
Photographer:
Stone's Great Northern Photo. and Copying House
Place:
Potsdam, NY
Date:
ca. 1900?
Description:
The photo is mounted on a gray card. It shows a blind man with tinted eyeglasses, holding a cane in his left hand. He is wearing a light-colored shirt with a patterned tie and a dark jacket with a double row of buttons. On the back of the card, at center, is printed "Stones' Great Northern Photo. and Copying House, Potsdam, N.Y." Above this, in pencil, is handwritten "Uncle," which has been slightly erased, and "Benjamin D[ea?]n." Slight foxing and dark spots on photo; back has yellowed.
Medium:
Card stock, paper
Print Size:
6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. card ; 5 3/4 x 4
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