Wallace the Lion. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
A group of blind children from Sunderland School for the blind and their teacher at Sunderland Museum. 6 boys are sitting on Wallace, the mounted lion and several are holding mounted animals...“To them, their f... More
Display Animals. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
1913 zoological taxidermy shown to Blind adults and children at Sunderland Museum...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised seve... More
The Walrus coat of arms
A group of blind children feeling the stuffed walrus at Sunderland Museum, so they can 'see' what it looks like...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sun... More
Officers and Privates. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
Two blind men examining a German Saw Bayonet. The man on the left is wearing a German Officer's Iron Cross of the First Class on his chest and to the right, the man is wearing an Iron Cross of a Brunswick Priva... More
Locomotive. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
Sighted guides showing a model locomotive to the blind visitors at Sunderland Museum...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised s... More
Coronation Chair coat of arms
The blind visitors in this photograph at Sunderland Museum, are examining an exact model of the Coronation chair...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Su... More
Gas Masks. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
3 men examining and wearing some British and German Gas Masks...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised several handling session... More
'Seeing' Buddha. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
How we show our museums to the blind. Boys examining a Buddha at Sunderland Museum back in 1913...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, ... More
Human Skeleton. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
Blind adults are listening to a short lecture at Sunderland Museum before examining a human skeleton.1913..“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland... More
Experimenting Through Touch. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
Experimenting in the production of pottery by the blind...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised several handling sessions for ... More
Reptiles. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
Blind visitors to Sunderland Museum are handling the reptile specimens, including the crocodile and shells...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderla... More