Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 USC Libraries Special Collections University of Southern California specol@usc.edu
Description
18 images. Blind children (visiting teachers aid mother in realizing child's needs), 19 February 1953. Mrs. Rose Conrad Mike Conrad -- 18 months (blind son) Gail Conrad -- 10 years (sister) Teresa Forbes -- 9 months (blind) Royal Forbes -- 36 years (father) Mrs. Dorothy Forbes (mother) Roberta Forbes -- 8 years Michael Forbes -- 12 years. Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Paegel. 1953-02-19. Reporter: Parker. Assignment: Blind children. 17-18, to to r: Mrs. Rose Conrad and blind son Mike, 18 months, cook at stove. 4: Same, l to r: Mike and mother. 16: Paul Conrad, father, lifts Mike in the air. 40: Sister Gail, 10, plays with Mike in living room. 39-23: Same as 40 above. 3-15: Paul Conrad, son Mike and Mrs. Rose Conrad as boy dances to records. 49-50: Going for a walk, l to r: Mrs. Rose Conrad son Mike, and husband Paul. 30: Blind Teresa Forbes, 9 months, in crib alone. Note bells on shoes, gym for exercise and noise. 11-12: Father, Royal Forbes, 36, daughter Roberta, 8, feeding Teresa her bottle. Older children are quite helpful. 48: Big brother Michael, 12, changes blind baby sister Teresa as mother, Dorothy Forbes, looks on. 47: Little Teresa, center, tries her legs as sister Roberta, 8, at left, and brother Michael, 12, help her. Teresa wants to explore."
Type
image
Format
18 photographs : negatives, b&w 13 x 10 cm. image/tiff negatives (photographic) photographs
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