Transparency, Slide

Thika School for the Blind

Thika School for the Blind

Name/Title

Transparency, Slide

Entry/Object ID

2002.113.2606

Description

Color transparency (photographic slide) taken during Speech Day at the Thika School for the Blind. A group of girls and boys are lined up in the center, carrying bells. The children are wearing khaki shirts and shorts (boys) and blue checked dresses (girls). An adult man is standing next to the group and another man is facing the children. An audience can be seen under a covered shelter in the background. Stone block buildings with tile roofs can be seen throughout the area.

Acquisition

Accession

2002.113

Source or Donor

Brown, B. Marie

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Lt. Colonel B. Marie Brown

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Brown, B. Marie

Role

Photographer

Date made

1955 - 1961

Place

City

Thika

County

Kiambu County

Country

Kenya

Continent

Africa

Notes

Kodachrome Transparency; made in England

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

back of slide

Transcription

Speech Day Thika School East Africa

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Transparency, Slide

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Transparency

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

2 in

Width

2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brown, B. Marie

Related Places

Place

City

Thika

County

Kiambu County

Country

Kenya

Continent

Africa