Summary
One of a set of lantern slides from the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (RVIB, later Vision Australia), located at 557 St Kilda Road, Melbourne.
Description of Content
Interior, man seated at table, using braille machine. The strip of paper from the braille machine is being fed into a wicker basket on the floor. Wooden bookcase in background.
Physical Description
Standard format (3¼ x 3¼ inch square) lantern slide, glass with black paper rectangular mask against image under protective glass cover plate; sealed with black paper binding tape around edge.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Organisation Depicted
Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (RVIB), 557 St Kilda Road, Prahran, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900s
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Format
Lantern Slide, Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.), Black & White
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Classification
Medicine & health, Health organisations, Training & education
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
82 mm (Width), 82 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Communication Equipment, Disabilities, Disability Organisations, Education & Training, Institutional Life, Visual Impairment, Lantern Slides