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Description
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| The front of the postcard shows a color-tinted print of the front of the school building. Building is brick with white wood columns along the front entrance, and two balcony levels with white columns and wood trim. There are several trees in the foreground and a decorative iron fence. At the bottom left corner is printed "Austin, Texas. Institution for the Blind" and the logo of the publisher. A message is handwritten in pencil along the bottom. The back of the postcard is divided, used, and postmarked "19," with the rest of the date illegible. The publisher's logo and the following are printed along the left edge: Raphel Tuck & Sons, "RaphoType" [Regd.] Postcard No. 5141, "Austin, Texas.", Art Publishers to Their Majesties The King & Queen, Printed in Holland. At the top left corner appears the coat of arms of the Netherlands. Beneath this is information about the school (see following note). "The Institution for the Blind has 27 instructors and nearly 500 students, both sexes. Besides the general branches, vocal and instrumental music, kindergarten and industrial employments are taught. The cost per head is $250, per annum. In 1905 the State contributed $65,000 toward the support of the institution. The value of the grounds and building is $100, 000." --postcard information printed on back, top left corner. Museum has another postcard with the same view and postcard number that is postmarked 1907. See accession 1999.90. |
Postcard, Texas Institution for the Blind
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Copyright Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
Image Courtesy 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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Image Courtesy Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind. Note: use of some materials may be restricted, please call before publishing in any format.