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First Lady Grace Coolidge and Helen Keller

This photograph shows First Lady Grace Coolidge with Helen Keller while Keller was visiting Washington, D.C. Keller, who was blind and deaf, mastered several forms of communication during her lifetime, including Braille, touch lip-reading, typing, and spelling with her fingers. She is seen here reading Mrs. Coolidge's lips.
Photographer
National Photo Company
Date of Work
January 1926
Type
Photograph
Credit
Library of Congress