The Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Melbourne, Australia, after 1860

albumen print

Albumen print on white card; The Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Melbourne, Australia, after 1860; collected by Captain Richard C. Mears (1829-1899) during his travels as a shipmaster; school for deaf individuals living in Melbourne who were also unable to express themselves through oral communication, most likely the same school that was opened by Frederick J. Rose in 1860; printed on front "N.J. CAIRE, PHOTOGRAPHER, 57, BOURKE ST. MELBOURNE./ CAIRE'S VIEWS OF MELBOURNE,/ THE DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM."