The Lord's Prayer, as read by the blind [Boston line letter]
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| Credit line |
Museum Purchase, 2003.158 |
| Publish date |
c. 1870 |
| Summary |
A raised letter specimen of The Lords' Prayer is glued along the binding edge into a paper cover. On the front of the cover is printed information indicating that the booklet was sold for 10 cents "for the person asking your patronage, who is entirely blind." Information printed on the back includes the statistic of 20,000 blind persons in the United States at the time of the printing. |
| Object ID |
2003.158 |
| Object Name |
Booklet |
| Phys Desc |
6 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. |
| Publisher |
[unknown] |
| Subjects |
Blind
Fund raising |
| Title |
The Lord's Prayer, as read by the blind [Boston line letter] |
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Image Courtesy of the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind. Note: use of some materials may be restricted, please call before publishing in any format.
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Last modified on: April 02, 2010
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