Accession Number: 2009.24.16.278
Description: Two black-and-white glossy photographs: .278a: A group of children digs in muddy sand when the tide has gone out in the harbor while three adults watch them. A small sail boat is in the right of the frame, and a person is on it. There is water in the background, and there are buildings and trees along the shore. The number "56" is handwritten in blue ink in the top right corner. .278b: Nineteen children stand in a group, and four adults stand behind them. They are in the mud of the harbor at a lowered tide; boats, some beached and others sailing, are behind them. On the other side of the harbor, there are buildings, hills, and trees. The number "58" is handwritten in blue ink in the top right corner. Reverse of photos are blank. Descriptive paper: handwritten in blue ink, "54 55 56-59 { pictures taken at beach where land has been secured to build eventually but use tents temporarily for Fresh air camp for blind children during summer."
Medium: Photographic Paper
Print Size: 3" (h) x 5.25" (w) - 3" x 6"
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: Boats Boys Children Digging Girls Group portraits Harbors Japan School field trips Shells Teachers of the blind and visually impaired