- Accession Number:
- 2004.134.51.2
- Description:
- Black-and-white glossy; side view of Lera Mae Dawson at a desk in the American Printing House for the Blind binding a large type book. Dawson has short, curly, brown hair; wears a white, textured dress, a large necklace and earrings, eyeglasses, multiple rings, and a watch. The book Dawson is binding is titled "Louisiana: The Pelican State," and is opened to paged 170; Dawson uses a long stylus-like tool to attach binding in the center of the book. On her desk are three other books without covers, an opened jar of glue, a pair of scissors, gum, daily time sheets, a tape measurer, a wooden mallet, and a box of tissues. In the background, a cart with similar tools and large buckets of liquid are visible.
- Medium:
- Photographic Paper
- Print Size:
- 8" (h) x 10" (w)
- Date:
- ca. 1960
- Photographer:
- Not Identified
- Credit Line:
- (see provenance)
- Subjects:
- Large type books
