Accession Number: 2004.146
Description: Half-tone lithograph shows a young blind man in the library for the blind in Stepney, London. He is carrying a large book in his left arm and holding the hand of a young girl who is standing to his right. Caption, at bottom, reads "Literature for the Sightless: A Library for the Blind at Stepney." The Stepney library was the first in London to establish a section devoted to books for the blind. Illustration in: Black & White, August 30, 1902, page 312.
Height: 14.5
Width: 10.5
Date Made: 1902
Maker: Daviel, Leon, illustrator
Subjects: Libraries England Services for the blind and visually impaired
Dimension Notes: Dimensions provided for page on which illustration appears. Illustration measures 12.25 x 9 in.
Updated: 06/29/2021
