Class in Handicraft, Kentucky Institution for the Education of the Blind

Print, Photographic

Accession Number: 2004.134.45.3

Description: Black-and-white matte; title appears in a photo caption in the 1913 Report of the Kentucky Institution for the Education of the Blind. Photograph of seven young women at the Kentucky School for the Blind seated in a classroom. Along the back wall are six women; one is weaving a basket, the other five are sewing by hand or by machine. One woman is seated facing the others at a large wooden loom. Against the right wall is a large cabinet with sewing projects displayed.

Medium: Photographic Paper

Print Size: 8" (h) x 10" (w)

Date: ca. 1913

Photographer: Not Identified

History/Provenance: Museum obtained a copy from the University of Louisville Photographic Archives, Caufield and Shook Collection. Copyrights and usage contact the University of Louisville Photographic Archives.

Credit Line: (see provenance)

Subjects: Students Sewing Weaving Schools for the blind and visually impaired