New York, NY on South of Union Square

South of Union Square

111 East 59 Street

Sol and Lillian Goldman Building

New York Assoc. for the Blind, Mr. Himmel and his Dog.

Mr. Himmel from the New York Association for the Blind, 111 East 59th Street, standing outside with his seeing-eye dog.

IMAGE DATE1929

From

Museum of the City of New York

"Mr. Himmel from the New York Association for the Blind, 111 East 59th Street, standing outside with his seeing-eye dog, 1929."

The New York Association for the Blind was established in 1906 and offered home counseling and instructional programs for the visually impaired. Today the organization is called Lighthouse Guild International and is headquartered at 15 West 65th Street.

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