New York Institute for the Blind

The New York Institute for the Blind was founded in 1831 as a school for blind children by Samuel Wood, a Quaker philanthropist, Samuel Akerly, a physician, and John Dennison Russ, a philanthropist and physician. It was located at 34th Street and Ninth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City.

New York Institute for the Blind

The New York Institute for the Blind was founded in 1831 as a school for blind children by Samuel Wood, a Quaker philanthropist, Samuel Akerly, a physician, and John Dennison Russ, a philanthropist and physician. It was located at 34th Street and Ninth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City.