A girl using large print text in a Louisville public school for sight-saving class

Print, Photographic

Accession Number:
2004.134.47.17-18
Description:
Two prints of same photograph: black-and-white glossy taken from the back of a Louisville public school classroom shows a student using large type text that is propped up on a wooden bookstand on her desk. Her back is to the photo; her hair is short and she is wearing a checked shirt; her left elbow rests on the corner of the desk. In front of her, another girl is seated at a desk, similarly reading large type material. On the back, in blue pencil "17843" and in pencil "9". (.18)- Measurements are 4 1/2"(h) X 6 1/2"(w).
Medium:
Photographic Paper
Print Size:
3.5 (h) x 5 (w) in.
Date:
ca. 1935
History/Provenance:
The photo may have been taken at Gavin H. Cochran Elementary School in Louisville, Kentucky where sight-saving class was offered for low vision students.
Credit Line:
(see provenance)
Subjects:
Large type books Low vision Photographs Public schools Students