Library of Congress: Division for the Blind. Reading Room – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Library of Congress: Division for the Blind. Reading Room in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Library of Congress: Division for the Blind. Reading Room
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The Library of Congress's Division for the Blind reading room, pictured here around 1920, shows a space built for readers who could not use ordinary printed books. The caption card lists the subjects as libraries, blind readers, and shelving, and it notes the room as an interior of the Library in Washington. During this period, the Library's services for people with visual impairments were expanding, with embossed and raised-type materials gaining wider use as an alternative to standard print. The photograph is worth a look for its shelving and the layout of the room, which reflect how the Library organized specialized collections for patrons who relied on touch rather than sight.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | ca. 1920. |
| Subjects | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Copyright; Physically handicapped; DC, Wash.--LC--Interiors--Div.; Libraries; Blind; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,239 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-134756 |
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