Accession Number: 2009.24.16.896-897
Description: .896: BW print; Helen Keller, wearing a light short sleeved shirt, three strands of pearls, and a flat white hat with dark trim, reaches out to touch the hair of a seated woman holding a bundle of broomcorn; at right, Polly Thomson, wearing a dark print dress and small hat, guides Keller's hand; a large dark bundle of wicker or similar material is stacked against the wall behind them; captioned "Lutheran Home Workshop, Helen encouraging only blind woman, 5/13/52"; stamped "Ali Za'Arur, Press Photographer, Jerusalem"; .987: BW print; Helen Keller leans forward to touch the rim of a conical basket; Polly Thompson leans over to guide her hand; man in striped shirt and apron, seated, has two of the completed baskets in his lap; a second workman seated behind the main group looks on, a half completed basket of suimilar design in front of him; workbenches and tools, including a possible lathe or winding tool, are in the background; captioned "Lutheran Home, in the Workshop 5/13/52"; stamped "Ali Za'Arur, Press Photographer, Jerusalem".
Medium: Photographic Paper
Date: 13-May-52
Photographer: Ali Za'Arur
Credit Line: AFB Migel Memorial Library Collection, 2009.24
