Dr. Richard Hoover examining young patient’s eyes

Print, Photographic

Accession Number: 2007.33.1.241

Description: BW print; Dr. Hoover sits on stool to left, leaning down to shine a light into the right eye of young African-American boy wearing a dark long sleeved shirt and holding a card with the picture of a hand on it; Hoover's hand rests gently but firmly on the top of the boy's head to hold him still; probably shot at the Maryland School for the Blind.

Print Size: 11 x 14"

Date: ca. 1980

Photographer: Bensel, John

Credit Line: Gift of Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired

Subjects: Orientation and mobility Ophthalmology