Braille Alphabet Card, A Century of Progress – 1934

Card, Alphabet

Accession Number: 2003.64

Scope & Content: The braille alphabet is printed on the face of the card. Above this is printed "A Century of Progress - 1934." Below the alphabet is printed "Your Name in Braille," with the embossed name "Clifford." A woman's photo appears on the left side of the card and is identified as "Mrs. Lea Gibbons (Blind), Christian Record Representative." Along the bottom of the card is printed "Christian Record Benevolent Association, Publishers of Free Literature for the Blind, General Office and Plant--4827 Prescott Avenue, Lincoln, Nebraska." Reverse is blank. Card may have been distributed at the Century of Progress International Exposition held in Chicago in 1934. Slight yellowing; ink smudges on reverse.

Creator: Christian Record Benevolent Association, publisher

Interview Date: / /

Subjects: Braille. Instructional aids, tools, and supplies.