Subject: Blindness

Postcard depicting a man and a woman on one side and a heart on the other. The National Association for the Jewish Blind is named on the card. Date estimated as circa 1930.

Handwritten power of attorney document pertaining to a mortgage, granting power of attorney to George W. Edelman, treasurer of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. Signed, among others, by Benjamin W. Richards, president of the institution. The document covers events from December 5, 1832, to December 16, 1839, with the power of attorney granted on February 3, 1844. The institution later became the Overbrook School for the Blind.

This trade card advertises C.H. Meussdorffer, located at 151 Front Street in Portland, Oregon. The front of the card features an image of a child and a blind man begging. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises Misfit Clothing Parlors, located at 629 (old 211) Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The front of the card features a black and white illustration of a blind man with a white cane, walking down a street, with his hand outstretched. He has a large smile and a playful expression. The image has a 19th-century aesthetic. The back of the card provides more detailed information about the business. The card is surrounded by a black border.