Eye of the Beholder : Images of People with Vision Loss in the Nineteenth Century
Object ID:
2000.123
Title:
Photograph, Blind man standing in front of store
Date:
1946
Description:
Black and white photo; glossy finish. A blind man wearing a suit and light colored hat with a dark band is standing in front of a shop. He has a light colored cane with a dark tip in his right hand. There are baskets of various sizes on a table to his right and another display of baskets to his left. A sign with the display reads "The Penn Studios" and "Photographs Copied." Above the display on the store building is a sign that reads "J. Peters. Stop for Goods of all Kinds, Here Made By The Blind." Written by hand, in ink, on the back of the photograph is "Best Wishes [From?] 'Pete', Taken June 1946."
Print Size:
2 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.
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