Laura Bridgman Practicing the Manual Alphabet, 1845
Identifier
http://dp.la/api/items/a62588352f03b54598df02429a6d76f5
Title
Laura Bridgman Practicing the Manual Alphabet, 1845
Date
1845
Description
This illustration depicts Laura Bridgman sitting at a desk engaged in writing the manual alphabet on her left hand. A man, likely S.G. Howe, is seated across from her. Bridgman is wearing her eye sash, which is also worn by a doll laying on the floor in front of her. There is also a woman in the background knitting.
Subject
Blind
Deafblind people
People with disabilities
Special education
Perkins School for the Blind
Bridgman, Laura Dewey 1829-1889
Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind
Source
Digital Commonwealth
Relation
Type
image
Date
1845
Source
Digital Commonwealth
Subject
Blind
Deafblind people
People with disabilities
Special education
Perkins School for the Blind
Bridgman, Laura Dewey 1829-1889
Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind
Collection
Citation
“Laura Bridgman Practicing the Manual Alphabet, 1845,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed May 19, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8413.
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