Lutheran School for the Blind, Rentichintala

Print, Photographic

Accession Number: 2009.24.16.620-638

Description: 19 BW prints; .620: Three Indian women and a Indian man smile in front of an ivy covered entrance under a banner reading "School for the Blind, Rentichintala"; .621: Nine Indian staff members stand with Dr. & Mrs. Milton Stauffer in front of an ivy covered entrance under a banner reading "School for the Blind, Rentichintala"; captioned Teaching Staff"; .622: left to right, Marjorie Stauffer, Jangam Ruthamma, Dr. Milton Stauffer, Mr. Asirwadam; .623: Woman in white sari, Miss Jangham Ruthamma, smiles at camera; .624: Mrs. Milton Stauffer admires the braided pony tails of two ranks of Indian girls standing with their backs to the camera; .625: Indian girl in sari sitting on steps with hands on braille page resting on wooden tool; bright sunshine; .626: Indian boys sit with percussion instruments, keyboard, drums, and violin on ground; four Indian girls stand with hands clasped behind them; captioned "Orchestra and Quadrille"; .627: Same scene as .626, slighty wider angle; .628: Same scene as .627-627, different angle; .629: Same scene as .625, tighter angle; .630: View of handicraft work at the school, Dr. Stauufer examining a frame, possibly a loom; .631: Dr. Stauffer and staff posing with five students weaving on a loom and making baskets; .632: Three Indiam men sitting on steps in bright sunshine, writing braille using desk slates; .633: Dr. Milton Stauffer reads from an open book, sitting on sun drenched stairs, as two Indian men write braille on desk slates; captioned "Making hand copies of textbooks in Telegu Braille while Dr. S. follows"; .634: Different view of same scene in .633; .635: Milton Stauffer sitting with six Indian boys and girls reading braille from large books on their laps; .636: Different angle of same scene in .635; .637: Three ranks of Indians children being led in prayer, their hands folded in front of them and heads bowed; .638: Different angle of shot from .638.

Medium: Photographic Paper

Date: ca. 1948

History/Provenance: Description of this visit to Rentichintala found in article in Box 16, Folder 406. Jangham Ruthamma was the school's head teacher. Asirwadam helped direct the boys and taught manual instruction.

Credit Line: AFB Migel Memorial Library Collection, 2009.24

Subjects: Asia Basket making Braille India Missionaries Orchestras Religious tolerance Schools for the blind and visually impaired Vocational Education Weaving