Outdoor classes, Yokohama Christian School for the Blind, Japan

Album, Photograph

Accession Number: 2009.24.16.207

Description: Front of page: black-and-white glossy. Top and bottom pictures, female students sit outdoors under the shade of a tree and in the warmth of the sun. Some of the children are in chairs, while others are seated on the ground. The teacher is seated in a chair, where she reads from a book. Caption says, "Outdoor Classes during the warm weather are very popular with the children." Reverse of page: black-and-white glossy. In the top picture, students are seated outside under a tree close to a school building. Boys are seated on the ground, girls are on benches, and the teacher is on a chair. They are reading braille books and writing with braille slates. In the bottom picture, a group of boys are seated on a bench and chairs around a long rectangular table with their teacher. They are writing with braille slates. They are in a patio area, and a large vehicle is nearby. Part of a photo album, pages 17 and 18 of 86.

Medium: Photographic Paper

Print Size: 4.25" (h) x 5.5" (w) - 4.5" x 6.375

Photographer: Not identified

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: Blind Blind children Books Books and reading Braille Childhood & youth Childhood & youth Children & adults Children reading & writing Japan Japanese gardens Outdoor furniture Reading Schools for the blind and visually impaired Slates Teachers of the blind and visually impaired