Accession Number: 2009.24.16.765-777
Description: .765: Sri Lankan boys in swimming pool with various adults looking on; captioned "A visiting German engineer talking to the Principal at the opening of the swimming pool"; 3.875 x 4.875"; .766: Sri Lankan boys splash in a pool, while in the far background girls in white crowd around the edge of the pool; captioned "Junior boys in the swimming pool after the opening ceremony"; 4.625 x 5.75: .767: Railed steps lead up to a raised concrete swimming pool under a tin roof; a large group of Sri Lankan boys are gathered around its edges; a triangular sign to left reads "APEX Yet Another Colombo Club Project"; captioned "The children assembled for the opening of the swimming pool"; 4.625 x 5.75"; .768: Sri Lankan boys entry swimming pool slowly with grins on their faces; girls and adults smile in a crowd behind them; 4.625 x 5.75"; .769: Young Sri Lankan boys and girls arranged on playground slide in front of tile covered open air porch; captioned "Little kids in the nursery class enjoy their evenings on the mat-slide gifted by the John Milton Society for the Blind"; 5.75 x 4.625"; .770: Four Sri Lankan girls in shiny dresses perform a dance holding quilted pillows decorated with four petaled flowers; the girls are bare-footed on a grassy lawn with trees in the background; captioned "Our senior girls have developed great skills in oriental dancing and have given public performances on several occasions"; 4.625 x 5.75"; .771: Sri Lankan girl in dance costume strikes a pose with her hands formally extended; a stage curtain is in background; captioned "The most outstanding dancer among our partially sighted girls"; 5.75 x 4.625"; .772: Three two-story buildings in background with arched covered porches and hipped tiled roofs; school children stand on a grassy lawn beneath a very large tree; captioned "A view of some of the School buildings which had undergone extensive repairs and maintenance work with funds sent by the John Milton Society for the Blind"; 4.625 x 5.75"; .773; Classroom of students at individual desks with typewriters; a female teacher stands over a student in the middle; the desks are stamped "BS213"; captioned "The typewriting class in progress for the seniors"; 4.625 x 5.75"; .774: Sri Lankan girls in short sleeveless dresses stand in two lines on a playground, passing a ball down each line in relay race; captioned "Senior girls at play"; 4.625 x 5.75"; .775: Two little Sri Lankan girls on playground swings; boys and other little girls mill around behindthem in front of a large building featuring arched opening ways onto a covered porch; captioned "The Kindergardeners having fun on the swings gifted by the John Milton Society for the Blind"; 4.625 x 5.75"; .776: Eight Sri Lankan students pose in a classroom, each holding a new radio by its handle; two children in front kneel, holding a sign printed "Gift from the John Milton Society for the Blind New York To The School for the Blind Mt. Lavinia"; dated November 11, 1974; 4.625 x 5.75"; .777: Sri Lankan girls sit at near table, taking notes on braille desk slates; boys at a table behind them also have slates; there appears to be a science experiment going on, as the girls also have beakers, a rubber tube, batteries, and other gear; captioned "The 9th graders learn to carry out experiments in the Science Laboratory"; 4.625 x 5.75".
Medium: Photographic Paper
Date: ca. 1974
Credit Line: AFB Migel Memorial Library Collection, 2009.24
Subjects: Asia Braillewriters Dance Radios Schools for the blind and visually impaired Sri Lanka Swimming pools Typewriting
