“Sightless Pupils in the Piney Woods School,” ca. 1933

Print, Photographic

Accession Number: 2004.134.46.20

Description: Black-and-white glossy; photo is a scan made for exhibit purposes from the Outlook for the Blind, volume 27, 1933. front view of a classroom of African American students at the Piney Woods School; nine students are seated in two horizontal rows; four individuals are standing (two are likely instructors); all students seated and standing are reading braille. Age of students ranges from about seven to about eighteen; the youngest students are seated in the front row. Two students are wearing dark sunglasses.

Medium: Photographic Paper

Print Size: 8" (h) x 10" (w)

Photographer: Not Identified

Credit Line: (see provenance)

Subjects: African American students Schools for the blind and visually impaired Braille