The AER O&M Division Bledsoe Archives : The Professionalization of Orientation & Mobility
Object ID:
2007.33.1.248
Title:
First Trainee at the Hines Center
Place:
Hines, IL
Date:
1948
Description:
Naron Ferguson, left, a blinded G.I. who became the first trainee at the Hines Blind Rehabilitation Center, with Russ Williams, the center's chief, seated behind his desk; Ferguson sits in a stuffed chair in civilian clothes, with a bright aluminum long cane in his lap, large crook, pencil tip; placed on shelves in background are photostats of cartoons from the "Guide to Those Giving Rehabilitation Services to the Blind"; a SoundScriber machine rests on Williams' desk, beside a telephone.
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8 x 10"
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Naron Ferguson in Russ Williams' office at HinesNaron Ferguson in Russ Williams' office at Hines