A School Menu from the 1880's
"A school menu from the 1880's." (Carbin 85)
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A School Play
A School Play
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American School for the Deaf
Laurent Clerc and Thomas Gallaudet co-founded the first permanent school for Deaf children in America in 1817. French Sign Language (FSL) arrived in North American in the care of these pioneering educators.
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Angela Stratiy and Forrest Nickerson
Angela Stratiy and Forrest Nickerson, early founders of the Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf.
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Chilimark Post Office
"At George West’s General Store and post office, a group of local men would gather almost every night to gossip, play checkers, and tease friends and neighbours who came in to get supplies, their mail, or catch up on community happenings."
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Cooking Class at the Manitoba Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb
"A cooking class at the Manitoba Institution during the 1896-1897 school year." (Carbin 142)
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David Peikoff
"Canadian David Peikoff attended Gallaudet in 1924 and returned to Canada to become a revered Deaf leader and Canadian activist: a strong advocate of education and employment for the Deaf community."
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David Peikoff
David Peikoff (1900-1995) is a revered Deaf leader and Canadian activist.
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Dummy Hoy
Hoy in his 1888 rookie year with the National League Washingtons.
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Edward Miner Gallaudet
Edward Miner Gallaudet, Thomas’ son, founded the National Deaf-Mute College (now Gallaudet University) in 1864. Gallaudet University remains the world’s only accredited liberal arts institution of higher learning for Deaf students.
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Fingerspelling Class
Fingerspelling class in 1893
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Following the Halifax Explosion
There are two kinds of traditional name signs: “Descriptive” and “Arbitrary”.
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Forrest and His Puppet
Forrest and his puppet, "Peter Pride" at the Signettes show in Winnipeg during the 1975 National Festival of the Arts
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Francis Roussell
Swimming champion Francis Roussel won 21 medals in the Summer Deaflympics in Sofia (1993) , Copenhagen (1997) and Rome (2001)!
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Jim Kyte
James G. Kyte played for the National Hockey League’s Winnipeg Jets, Pittsburgh Penguins and Calgary Flames from 1983-1992.
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Joanne Robinson
"Joanne Robinson, multiple Deaflympic swimming award winner, and Canadian amabassador to the Deaflympics. "
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Louis Laurent Marie Clerc
Louis Laurent Marie Clerc in his retirement years.
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Marc Couture
Marc Couture, was captain of the Canadian Deaflympic hockey team in Sundsvall, Sweden 2003 when they won the gold medal.
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Miss Deaf Canada Crown
Forrest Nickerson, founder of the Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf, designed the logo and the first crown used for the Miss Deaf Pageant. He spent a lot of time contemplating the design of the crown.
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Norm Casault
17 year old Deaf speed skater Norm Casault became the 1955 Canadian Outdoor Speed Skating Champion.
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School Dining Room
"Students ate family-style in the Saskatchewan School for the Deaf's dining room." (Carbin 136)
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Senior Cooking Class
From Ontario School for the Deaf, Belleville, Ontario
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Standing Broadjump
Halifax School for the Deaf 1944
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Tara Nesbitt
Tara Nesbitt, Deaflympic swimmer, wearing her team jacket and holding her multiple awards from her first Deaflympics in Copenhagen in 1997.
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The Abbe Charles Michel de l'Epee
Abbé Charles Michel de l’Épée, a hearing priest, opens the first Deaf school in Paris in 1760 and begins the first major attempt to use signs learned from the Deaf community of Paris to educate Deaf children.
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The Football Huddle
The huddle was invented in 1894 by Deaf quarterback Paul Hubbard. His Gallaudet University team shielded their signing – and their next play – from their opponents.
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The Sewing Room
From: Ontario Institution for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, Belleville, Ontario
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Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Co-founder of the first permanent and publicly supported institution for Deaf Americans. (Carbin 17)In 1816 American Thomas Gallaudet, a hearing man, came to France seeking to learn sign language.
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Untitled
Seasons unfold in the rich visual language of art and poetry. The windows in this art piece allow us to see all that spring has to offer. We discover the variation of beauty that comes not only as seasons change but within any given season.
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William Hoy
Hoy in 1939 enjoying a chat with former teammates and Hall-of-Famers Clark Griffith (L) and Connie Mack.
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