Model of Columbus for the blind   Save
Ohio Guide Photographs
Description: Reverse reads: "This map which enables the blind pupils to "see" Columbus with their fingers is one of scores of models built by WPA workmen at the Ohio State School for the Blind, Columbus. Those raised bumps on the buildings, bridges and other structures are Braille letters." This is a photo of a miniature model of Columbus, Ohio. It was made so that blind people could build a mental image of an overhead photo of Columbus. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F03_12_001
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Ohio State School for the Blind; Models; Blind persons; Braille; Schools--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)