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Portrait of Laura Bridgman as a young woman wearing a patterned dress with lace collar. Her hair is braided and pinned up with a part down the middle. The Daguerreotype photograph is housed in a small leather case with a patterned red velvet lining surrounded by a gold mat board and embossing.
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Title: Daguerreotype Of Laura Bridgman
Creator: n/a
Date: Circa 1845
Format:  Daguerreotype
Source: Perkins School for the Blind
Control no.: AG59-010-0004
Keywords: Blind; Boston, MA; Deaf; Deaf-blind; Educational Institutions; Laura Bridgman; Massachusetts; Perkins School For The Blind; Portrait; Sensory Disability
Topics: Institutions, Organizations & Corporations