Postcard, Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, Vinton

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Record 43/297
Copyright Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
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Creator L.L. Cook Co.
Date ca. 1966
Abstract Four views of the school on the front of the postcard; black and white photos; upper left is an L-shaped brick building with arched entryways; beneath the picture is "Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, Vinton, IA. B-124"; upper right picture shows a three-storied brick building with arched entryway, identified as the "Boy's Dormitory," in the lower right corner of the picture is "2-A-130"; picture in lower left corner shows a two-story brick building, identified only as "Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, Vinton, IA."; and picture in lower left corner shows a large four-storied building with verandahs and a central spire. Printed across the middle of the postcard, between the photos is "Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, Vinton, Iowa." The back of the postcard is used and postmarked 1966. "All rights reserved - The L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee" divides the back of the postcard.
Extent of Description 1 postcard : 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.
Object ID 2000.137
Object Name Postcard
Search Terms Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School
Subjects Blind children.
Schools for the blind and visually handicapped.
Education.
School buildings
Title Postcard, Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, Vinton
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