Accession Number: 2002.144.1-14
Description: Black & white, glossy photos taken in 1952; photographer and location unknown; some have a descriptive typewritten label taped on the back; the number "461" is stamped in ink on the back of each and a blue logo with the words "Quality PRO-[J?]EC-TED Enlarging," partially obsured by the labels; photos are described in the following notes, using portions of the typewritten labels. Envelope in which the photos were stored is also listed below. 2002.144.1 - "Talking Book exhibit." ; shows talking book records and mailing containers in foreground and a talking book reproducer at upper right. 2002.141.2 - "German Picht Braille Writer, about 1910." 2002.141.3 - Picht Braille Writer; appears to be another view of the writer listed above; no typewritten label. 2002.144.4 - New Hall Braillewriter; no typewritten label. 2002.144.5 - Open braille book with smaller (print version?) book on top, a closed book titled "Louis Braille" at bottom left, and a board slate with stylus; no typewritten label. 2002.144.6 - Four open braille books; tactile illustrations are visible in 3 of them. 2002.144.7 - Three braille writers displayed on a circular table; "Left--The Hall Writer. 1892[,] Center--The Smith Corona Style. 1920[,] Right--The German Picht model. 1910." 2002.144.8 - Different view of 2002.144.5, with a pocket slate and stylus added to the display at "lower left." 2002.144.9 - "Braille Writer manufactured by L. C. Smith and Corona. About 1920. (Now discontinued)." 2002.144.10 - Hall Writer; "First model of Braille writer manufactured in the United States." 2002.144.11 - "Left--Photo of string alphabet devised for the blind in Scotland. [At right] . . . first book ever embossed for the blind" [by Valentin Haüy in 1786]; "#26" is handwritten in blue ink on back, above and below label. 2002.144.12 - Open braille books; appears to be different view of 2002.144.11; "Upper left--Braille Anatomy, Paris 1916. Lower right--Plane Geometry. Upper right--A first course in Physics. Loaned through courtesy of Chicago Public Library--Hild Branch." 2002.144.13 - "Braille edition of the Readers Digest, done in 4 volumes. Issued monthly. Embossing done by American Printing House for the blind at Louisville, Ky." 2002.144.14 - Tan envelope in which the set of photographs were stored and identified. On the front, on a line with the heading "No." is handwritten in pencil: "Argus - 1952." On the next line with the heading "Name" is handwritten in pencil: "Braille."
Date: 1952
Subjects: Books and reading Braille Braillewriters Slates Styluses Talking books
