Helen Keller Visiting the ‘Ala-iya School for the Blind, Ramallah

Print, Photographic

Accession Number: 2009.24.16.920-926

Description: 920: Helen Keller, in a muted dress, strands of pearls, and a flat dark hat, smiles as she examines a braille book being offered her by a man standing with his back to the camera; Polly Thomson, finger spelling into Keller's hand, is large obscured by the man's body; others gather around, bookshelves fill the background; captioned "Ala-iya, inspecting magazine"; stamped "Ali Za'Arur, Press Photographer, Jerusalem"; .921: Helen Keller and Polly Thomson in a workshop full of boys; Keller leans down to touch a bundle of broomcorn on the table; boys at the front of the table are making brushes; in the background, amidst other members of the tour group, are shelves filled with raw materials for basket making and brush/broom making; captioned "Ala-iya, in the workshop"; stamped "Ali Za'Arur, Press Photographer, Jerusalem"; St. Dajani stands at right and man in white suit holding book looks on at left; captioned "Ali-iya, Speaking to blind teacher"; stamped "Ali Za'Arur, Press Photographer, Jerusalem"; .923: Left to Right, Man in white suit, Helen Keller and Polly Thomson, and S.T. Dajani examine a braille stereotyping machine, barely seen in left foreground; captioned "Ala-iya, reading stereotype plate, 5/14/52"; stamped "Ali Za'Arur, Press Photographer, Jerusalem"; .922: A woman wearing a light dress, dark glasses, and with her curly hair pulled back grins as she clasps the hand of Helen Keller; Polly Thomson finger spells into Keller's other hand; .924: A group of people stand in a room in front of a doorway; in the center, Polly Thomson is spelling into Helen Keller's hand; S.T. Dajani stands at far right; captioned "Ala-iya School. (Dajani) translating speech to 50 blind boys + staff, 5/14/52"; stamped "Ali Za'Arur, Press Photographer, Jerusalem"; .925: Helen Keller leans over a table set outdoors in a garden, her hand on a book locked into a wooden frame set upon the table; a boy in a school uniform sits on the other side of the frame, demonstrating its operation; Polly Thompson, her hand on Keller's arm, and S.T. Dajani stand behind the table; three other people look on from gehind the group; flowers are in the right foreground; captioned "Book binding at Ala-iya School, 5/14/52"; stamped "Ali Za'Arur, Press Photographer, Jerusalem"; .926: BW print; Helen Keller in muted dress and wearing flat dark hat sits near a sterotyping machine; Polly Thomson stands behind her wearing a light dress and skullcap hat, her hand on Keller's shoulder; S. T. Dajani, a man in a dark suit stands to the left; a man in a white suit bends awkwardly behind the group and a third man demonstrates the machine; captioned "Stereotyping machine, Ala-iya School 5/14/52"; stamped "Ali Za'Arur, Press Photographer, Jerusalem";

Medium: Photographic Paper

Date: 14-May-52

Photographer: Ali Za-Arur

Credit Line: AFB Migel Memorial Library Collection, 2009.24