Roller Skating, The Royal Normal College for the Blind, England

Roller Skating, The Royal Normal College for the Blind, England

Item Information

Title:
Roller Skating, The Royal Normal College for the Blind, England
Description:
Students roller skate in the Fawcett skating rink at Royal Normal College for the Blind in Upper Norwood, England. The skating rink was named after Henry Fawcett, a British academic and politician who was blind. Roller skating began at Royal Normal College in 1887.
Creator:
Royal Normal College and Academy of Music for the Blind
Name on Item:
Royal Normal College for the Blind, Upper Norwood, England
Date:
[ca. 1860–1900]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
black and white photograph
Location:
Perkins School for the Blind
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library
Collection (local):
Perkins Photograph Albums
Series:
Royal Normal College for the Blind, England, 1860-1900
Subjects:
Blind
Royal Normal College and Academy of Music for the Blind
Places:
England > London
Extent:
1 photograph
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6d570b00k
Terms of Use:
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes (acquisition):
Accession: Prepared by and presented to Perkins Institution for the Blind by Lady Francis Campbell in memory of two pleasant years (1870-1872), spent in that Institution as teacher.
Accession #:
AG13-03-0021