Galleries

Seven men in a row with linked arms and carrying canes are running towards the camera on a snowy road. All the men are wearing hats and heavy greatcoats
Blind Veterans at St. Dunstan’s
Five men, one in uniform, are seated around a table in the library with their hands on pages of braille. Dr. Carruthers has braille typewriter in front of him
Braille lesson at CFLB
A stack of books on a table with a heavy chain across the top and which is joined up by a large padlock
Canada ratified the Marrakesh Treaty in June 2016
Timothy has his hands on the keyboard of a laptop and Bill Gates is leaning over listening intently to Timothy
Children’s Discovery Portal
On the left Mlle. Curie is holding a box of phonograph disks, centre is an open phonograph machine, Dr. Swift stands on the right
Demonstrating a talking book and phonograph
E.A. Baker in full dress uniform, standing with black cane in front of a landscape. Signed E.A. Baker, Baker Art Gallery
Edwin A. Baker in uniform
Halifax Explosion – Information wanted
Halifax Explosion – Newspaper Headline
View of Halifax Harbour showing military ships in the harbour and destruction of buildings and ship in drydock in the foreground. The ground is covered with snow
Halifax Explosion
Heavy snow covers the ground and ruins of buildings
Halifax Explosion
Miss Swift is feeding paper into the press, S. Swift stands to the right of the machine pressing down on a lever which presses the braille embossed plate into the paper
Library and Publishing Department
Mr. Robinson is seated with Mrs. Robinson standing on his left with her hand behind his shoulder. He is bearded and wearing a suit and tie, she is in white lacy blouse with voluminous sleeves and a long, dark skirt
Mr. and Mrs. E.B.F. Robinson
Woman stands between a waist high canvas mailing bag and a pile of three bulky braille books on the table. Shelves containing books line the room she is working in. Photograph is framed in dark wood
Mrs. Marion Robinson packing books at her Markham, Ontario home
His assistant is taking dictation with a pen, Mr. Swift sits on the othe side of the desk with a telephone on the desk between them
Sherman C. Swift, Chief Librarian
A man sits at braille production equipment with Lord and Lady Tweedsmuir looking on. Sherman Swift stands behind the group
The Governor General visits the CNIB Library
Front cover of the book bound in burgudy buckram with gold lettering
The True Sphere of the Blind by E.B.F Robinson
Title page of the book, all in capital letters with black print
The True Sphere of the Blind by E.B.F Robinson
Headshot of Betty Nobel
Betty Nobel
Headshot of Bert Robinson - a bearded man wearing a suit and tie
E.B.F. Robinson
Baker, wearing suit and tie, is sitting at a desk, right hand on the arm of the chair, left hand on the stem of an upright telephone. Dictaphone equipment on the desk is for transmitting informtion to the field officers
Edwin A. Baker
Headshot of Jim Sanders
Jim Sanders
Headshot of Kim Kilpatrick
Kim Kilpatrick
Side view of the bust of Louis Braille as an adult
Louis Braille
Mr. Swift is reading braille with his left hand standing beside one of the library stacks of braille books
Sherman C. Swift
Portrait of Sir Arthur Pearson, wearing a dark three piece suit, white shirt and bow tie.
Sir Arthur Pearson
A bearded man sits at a table with the statuette in front of him and an open book of letters
Sir William Mulock