Postcard, Kentucky Asylum for the Blind

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Copyright Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
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Abstract Color-tinted photo; shows the Kentucky School for the Blind, on the right, and the American Printing House for the Blind, on the left. The KSB building is multistoried with a large central dome. This building was demolished in 1967. The APH building is the original 1883 brick structure with arched entry and arched windows. A stone fence runs along both properties. Printed along the center top edge is "Kentucky Asylum for the Blind, Louisville, Ky." The back of the postcard is divided and unused. Postcard is identical to accession 2001.67. Faded.
Extent of Description 1 postcard : 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.
Object ID 2001.140
Object Name Postcard
Search Terms Kentucky School for the Blind
Subjects Kentucky School for the Blind.
Blind children.
Education.
Schools for the blind and visually handicapped.
American Printing House for the Blind.
APH building.
School buildings
Title Postcard, Kentucky Asylum for the Blind
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