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A drawing of a woman on a stage signing the Marseillaise Hymn at the 1879 graduation of the New York Institution for the Instruction for the Deaf and Dumb.
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Title: Graduation At The New York Institution For The Instruction Of The Deaf And Dumb
Creator: n/a
Date: July 12, 1879
Format: Newspaper
Publication: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
Source: Available at selected libraries
Keywords: Ceremonies; Deaf; Education; Institutions; New York; New York Institution For The Deaf & Dumb; Schools; Sensory Disability; Sign Language
Topics: n/a
Note: Thanks to Douglas C. Baynton. This photograph first appeared in his book Forbidden Signs: American Culture and the Campaign against Sign Language (1996).