Accession Number: 2009.24.16.167
Description: Front: black-and-white glossy. Members of the Good Will Society and workers at the "Lighthouse" meet with Dr. and Mrs. Schauffer in a room at the "Lighthouse." In the back row, standing in a semicircle, are six Korean men and one American woman, all dressed in suits. In the front, an American man dressed in a suit sits at a table with a book open. To the right, a Korean man in a suit stands at the table, and an American woman in a suit sits at the table. The room is plain, with a bare floor, bare table, and bare walls. To the left of the frame, a door is open, and to the right of the frame there is a window. Reverse: typewritten, "Dr. Stauffer Visits Korea. XX1V-48-4529. Seoul, Korea. 2 November 1948. Photog: Klink. 123 SIG Photo DET. At the "Lighthouse", which is a home and sh[e]ltered workshop for the blind are from left to right front row: Dr. Milton Stauffer, President of the John Milton Society for the Blind, Rev. Lee, Tuk Hun, Mrs. Milton Stauffer and Yun, Young Bin. Back Row: Kim, Sang Hee; Chu, Young Man; Pak, Too Sung; Dr. Olive Whilden, American Advisor to the National Association for the Deaf, Chai Chun, and Dr. Kim, Chi Hang. Dr. Stauffer who is continuing w[i]th Helen Keller's scheduled tour is in Korea this week to study conditi[o]ns for the blind and otherwise handecapped in this area. The Koreans pictured with Dr. Stauffer are members of the Good Will Society and workers of the Lighthouse. This information has an "X" over it in green ink. On attached thin paper, typewritten: "For Immediate Release, XXIV Corps PIO APO 235, 9 Nov 48. Seoul, Korea (Delayed)--Dr. Milton T. Stauffer, General Secretary of the John Milton Society for the Blind, New York, and Mrs. Stauffer (seated at table) pose for a picture at the "Lighthouse", a home and sheltered workshop for the blind. With them are (l. to r.): Kim, Sang Hee; Chu, Young Man; Pak, Too Jung; Rev. Lee, Tuk Hun; Dr. Clive Whilden, American Advisor to [crossed out] Department of Education; Chai Chun; Dr. Kim, Chi Kang; and Yun, Young Bin. The Koreans pictured are members of the Good Will Society and workers of the Lighthouse. -30- U.S. Army Photo."
Medium: Photographic Paper
Print Size: 8.125" (h) x 10" (w)
Date: 1948
Photographer: Klink
History/Provenance: Received with John Milton Society for the Blind (JMS) records from the American Foundation for the Blind.
Credit Line: AFB Migel Memorial Library Collection, 2009.24
Subjects: Education Educational facilities Events Korea (South) Philanthropy Schools for the blind and visually impaired Tours
