Accession Number: 2009.24.16.837-841
Description: .837: Karl Meyer, 2nd from left, in suit and tie, sits with Helen Keller and Polly Thomson; Keller has her hands on a page of braille; stamped "Reportage Photo Garographe, Bhamdoun-Beyrouth"; captioned "Beirut during recitation"; .838: Karl Meyer, right, Polly Thomson, and Helen Keller greet a dog in a Beirut street; three others stand to left and a crows is seen behind them; stamped "Photo Naltchayan, Beyrouth"; captioned "Fox--dog of Beirut"; .839: Karl Meyer, man in dark suit and tie, watches as Helen Keller, wearing dark dress, three strands of pearls, and small hat, exits a doorway holding the hand of Polly Thompson, wearing a dark dress and coat and a flat hat; Thompson has a clutch purse in her hand; over the door is a sign reading "Asile des Aveugles Oeuvre Suisse Ecole Ateliers"; stamped "Photo Naltchayan, Beyrouth"; captioned "Leaving Swiss Home"; .840: Helen Keller, wearing a light short-sleeved dress, pearls, and a flat hat, touches a marble statue of a clasical nude; Polly Thomson stands beside Keller, her hand in Keller's free hand, spelling; a circle of men in suits stand around the statue, watching; stamped "Reportage Photo Garographe, Bhamdoun-Beyrouth"; captioned Lebanese Museum"; .841: BW print; same scene as in .837 but at different moment; Karl Meyer, Helen Keller, anf Polly Thomson sit at table with dark covering; Helen smiles at the camera; same outfits as in .839.
Medium: Photographic Paper
Date: 1952
Photographer: Reportage Photo Garographe, Photo Naltchayan
History/Provenance: Helen Keller and Polly Thompson visited Beirut in April 1952 on their tour of Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Israel.
Credit Line: AFB Migel Memorial Library Collection, 2009.24
