Summary
One of a set of lantern slide depicting buildings and residents at the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (RVIB, later Vision Australia), located at 557 St Kilda Road, Melbourne.
Description of Content
Seven boys and men seated and standing at workbenches. Broomheads, timber, machinery and equipment are on workbenches and in the background. In workshop for the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (RVIB).
Physical Description
Standard format (3¼ x 3¼ inch square) lantern slide, comprising black & white photographic image printed on glass with black paper rectangular mask against image under protective glass cover plate; sealed with black paper binding tape around edge. White paper label adhered to front.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date 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, Working environments
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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
Disabilities, Disability Organisations, Institutional Life, Visual Impairment, Woodworking, Workshops, Lantern Slides