Main Building, Nebraska School for the Blind, Nebraska City
Description
A large multi-story building with wings on either side stands behind trees on a lawn in this 6-1/2" x 4" black and white plate. Multi-level porches run the length of the main building and the wings. A car sits parked to the right of the center entrance.
Excerpted from: "Twentieth Biennial Report of the Superintendent of the Institute for the Blind, Nebraska City, Nebraska" in First Biennial Report of the Board of Commissioners of State Institutions to the Governor and Legislature of the State of Nebraska for the Biennium Ending November 30, 1914 (Lincoln: Nebraska Board of Commissioners of State Institutions, 1914), plate between pp. 464-465
Historical Notes
The Institute for the Blind was opened in 1875. By the end of the 1913-1914 biennium, steel ceilings had been installed in all the rooms and hallways of this building to prevent the plaster ceilings from falling down. As of December 1, 1912, 27 male and 23 female students were in residence; on November 30, 1913, 28 males and 23 female students were enrolled. Most of the students ranged in age from six to nineteen years old, but there were a few over the age of 21. Not all of the students were totally blind--some had partial use of their eyes. Further information and statistics are available in the report.
