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TITLE
Northern Counties Institute for the Blind
EXTERNAL ID
PAW25988C
PLACENAME
Inverness
OLD COUNTY/PARISH
INVERNESS: Inverness and Bona
DATE OF IMAGE
1961
PERIOD
1960s
CREATOR
David Whyte Studio
SOURCE
Highland Photographic Archive (IMAG)
ASSET ID
21362
KEYWORDS
health
hospitals
blindness
Northern Counties Institute for the Blind

The Northern Counties Institute for the Blind was at 38-39 Ardconnel Street, Inverness. They also had a showroom at 81 Castle Street which sold basketware and bed-linen made by the visually-impaired. The Institute was partly funded by a bequest from Donald Fraser of Hampstead, Middlesex. The money was to be used for the benefit of blind people in the County of Inverness, mainly to provide training so that they could earn a living


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Northern Counties Institute for the Blind

INVERNESS: Inverness and Bona

1960s

health; hospitals; blindness

Highland Photographic Archive (IMAG)

David Whyte Collection, Highland Photographic Archive

The Northern Counties Institute for the Blind was at 38-39 Ardconnel Street, Inverness. They also had a showroom at 81 Castle Street which sold basketware and bed-linen made by the visually-impaired. The Institute was partly funded by a bequest from Donald Fraser of Hampstead, Middlesex. The money was to be used for the benefit of blind people in the County of Inverness, mainly to provide training so that they could earn a living <br /> <br /> <br /> This image can be purchased.<br /> For further information about purchasing and prices please email the<br /> <a href="mailto: photographic.archive@highlifehighland.com">Highland Photographic Archive</a> quoting the External ID.