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A blind man adjusts the volume on a "talking book" at the New York Public Library's Library for the Blind

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A blind man adjusts the volume on a "talking book" at the New York Public Library's Library for the Blind

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Title
A blind man adjusts the volume on a "talking book" at the New York Public Library's Library for the Blind
Collection

New York Public Library Visual Materials

Photoprints and Negatives

Branch Libraries

Branches

Library for the Blind

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1954
Library locations
New York Public Library Archives
Shelf locator: MssArc RG10 5928
Topics
New York Public Library
Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
New York (N.Y.)
Branch libraries
New York Public Library. Branch Libraries
New York Public Library. Library for the Blind
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Film negative #1819
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11524053
MSS Unit ID: 5928
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3ab5e7e0-c5b3-012f-7eec-58d385a7bc34
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Item timeline of events

  • 1954: Issued
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. "A blind man adjusts the volume on a "talking book" at the New York Public Library's Library for the Blind" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1954. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-e34d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. "A blind man adjusts the volume on a "talking book" at the New York Public Library's Library for the Blind" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-e34d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. (1954). A blind man adjusts the volume on a "talking book" at the New York Public Library's Library for the Blind Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-e34d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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A blind man adjusts the volume on a "talking book" at the New York Public Library's Library for the Blind