Accession Number: 2014.13.2.87
Description: Black and white print; Stephen Rogers and Stephanie Barker sit in wooden chairs in Catholic Guild for the Blind booth; booth is formed by two long tables covered with black tablecloths and bounded by wooden trestles on the sides and a tall curtain in the back; resting on the tables are a variety of braille publications, a phonograph, a Perkins Braillewriter, a stenographic braillewriter, a handwriting guide, and a chess set; on the backdrop are a key to reading and writing braille, five long white canes of various lengths and designs, a picture of a statue of Jesus curing the blind man, and a sign with the Guild's name and address; Rogers, on the left, wears light slacks, a dark sportcoat, and a white collared shirt; Barker, wearing a white dress, pumps, and small hat, has a braille book and a braille slate on her lap; stamped on back, "Photo By/Egan Photo Service/Studio, 739 Boylston St., Boston 16"; typewritten sticker on back reads, "Exhibit at The Teachers Institute, Mechanics Hall, Boston, Mass., August 24-25-26-27, 1954, Set up by Al Therrien"; in ink, "Stephen Rogers and Stephanie Barker 1954".
Print Size: 8" (h) x 10" (w)
Date: Aug-54
Photographer: Egan Photo Service
Credit Line: Gift of the Carroll Center for the Blind, 2014.13
