Accession Number: 2004.134.47.43
Description: Black-and white glossy of a boy student using both hands to read the page of a braille book; a Perkins Brailler with a paper extending from it, in front of him, at left; a braille arithmetic board (slate) in the foreground, at bottom right; and, in the background, an enlarged map of the United States. Paper label glued on the reverse reads: "Ramsey Elementary School, Sight-saving series, April, 1955"; and "Donald Hoover, third grade, 2905 Hartford, works an arithmetic lesson using a Perkins Braille writer, his Braille textbook, and a Braille arithmetic board"; stamped in black ink "Photography by R.E. Nielson"; and written in blue pencil "St. Paul, Minn. Public Schools."
Medium: Photographic Paper
Print Size: 10" (h) x 8" (w)
Date: 25-Apr-55
Photographer: Nielsen, R.E.
Credit Line: (see provenance)
Subjects: Braillewriters Instructional aids, tools, and supplies Maps Mathematics Students Photographs
