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In more than 175 years, Perkins School for the Blind has benefited from dedicated friends, staff and leadership who have touched the lives of thousands of people.

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Three photograph portraits: one of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, one of S.G. How and one of Laura Bridgman

In more than 175 years, Perkins School for the Blind has benefited from dedicated friends, staff and leadership who have touched the lives of thousands of people.

Explore our digital collections, which include exhibits on Helen Keller, Laura Bridgman, Staff Photographs and Educators of the Blind, Edward J. Waterhouse, Michael Anagnos, William Hickling Precott and Julia Ward Howe.

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