Missouri School for the Blind, 1906 building

Print, Photographic

Accession Number:
2004.134.46.22
Description:
Black-and-white glossy; front view of the 1906 building of the Missouri School for the Blind; eight stone stairs lead to a large portico at the front of the building; two stone lion statues are seated at the top of the stairs; address on right pillar of the portico reads "3815;" on either side of the portico are two large brick archways with stone decorative details; both arches have signs that read "Missouri School for the Blind." A neatly trimmed hedge runs parallel to the building in the foreground. In the background are two wings to the school; the left wing was constructed in 1912, the rigth wing was constructed in 1914.
Medium:
Photographic Paper
Print Size:
8" (h) x 10" (w)
Date:
ca. 1914
Photographer:
Not Identified
Credit Line:
(see provenance)
Subjects:
Schools for the blind and visually impaired