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  • Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, New York: with an elaborate border. Line engraving by J.D. Smillie after Davis.
  • The anatomy of the human ear, illustrated by a series of engravings, of the natural size with a treatise on the diseases of that organ. The causes of deafness, and their proper treatment / By the late John Cunningham Saunders.
  • A vicar using sign language to the congregation at a service at a deaf and dumb church. Wood engraving after A.S. Hartick (?).
  • A man attempting to alert a deaf farmer using an ear trumpet as to the plight of his horses and cart. Coloured etching.
  • Christ cures a deaf mute man with his hands. Woodcut.
  • The Deaf and Dumb institution, Cabra, Ireland. Wood engraving by W.E. Hodgkin after C. Geoghegan.
  • A stockbroker feigning deafness to avoid paying the man who claims to have restored his hearing. Coloured etching, 1786.
  • Sordomuti institute, Bologna: bird's eye view of the San Giuseppe courtyard. Process print.
  • Manifesto 2000 : the right to work / British Deaf Asscociation ; sponsored by Granada, the top name in rental.
  • Asylum for the deaf and dumb, Camberwell. Engraving, 1834.
  • Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, New York. Coloured wood engraving.
  • Alphabeti verè naturalis Hebraici brevissima delineatio. Quae simul methodum suppeditat, juxta quam qui surdi nati sunt sic informari possunt, ut non alios saltem loquentes intelligant, sed et ipsi ad sermonis usum perveniant / In lucem edita à F.M.B. ab Helmont.
  • A woman showing two examples of sign language. Etching by J. Copia.
  • Special treatment and cure without operation : Mr. Ison's system of treatment of eye and ear diseases is simply perfection ... / Ison's Eye aand Ear Dispensary Ltd.
  • Hannah Thatcher, deaf and dumb since birth, taught to hear and speak by W. Wright. Stipple engraving by J. Rogers, 1823, after Miss R.E. Drummond.
  • Queen Victoria using sign language to talk to Mrs B. Tuffield, a deaf mute woman. Process print after H. Ash.
  • A chair designed for use by the deaf, incorporating a hearing device. Engraving with etching, 1770/1830?
  • Deaf actors using sign language perform a play about Don Guzman to an audience in St Saviour's church hall, London. Wood engraving by G. Durand, 1877.
  • Hannah Thatcher, deaf and dumb since birth, taught to hear and speak by W. Wright. Stipple engraving by J. Rogers, 1823, after Miss R.E. Drummond.
  • The death-bed of John Wesley, 1791. Process print after J. Sartain after M. Claxton.
  • Manifesto 2000 : the right to education / British Deaf Asscociation ; sponsored by Granada, the top name in rental.
  • A stockbroker feigning deafness to avoid paying the man who claims to have restored his hearing. Coloured etching, 1786.
  • Manifesto 2000 : the right to information / British Deaf Asscociation ; sponsored by Granada, the top name in rental.
  • Alphabeti verè naturalis Hebraici brevissima delineatio. Quae simul methodum suppeditat, juxta quam qui surdi nati sunt sic informari possunt, ut non alios saltem loquentes intelligant, sed et ipsi ad sermonis usum perveniant / In lucem edita à F.M.B. ab Helmont.
  • Deaf and dumb people from the Hackney Mission to the Deaf and Dumb performing plays, sign language, and portraits of staff at the institution. Wood engraving by J. Swain, 1884, after H. Morehen.
  • Bailey Prison, Lying-in Hospital, Salford, Lancashire. Etching by J. Davies, 1829, after Harwood.
  • Abbot de L'Epée, the founder of deaf and dumb education in France, above the French sign language alphabet. Coloured lithograph.
  • Alphabeti verè naturalis Hebraici brevissima delineatio. Quae simul methodum suppeditat, juxta quam qui surdi nati sunt sic informari possunt, ut non alios saltem loquentes intelligant, sed et ipsi ad sermonis usum perveniant / In lucem edita à F.M.B. ab Helmont.
  • Manifesto 2000 : the right to a secure future / British Deaf Asscociation ; sponsored by Granada, the top name in rental.
  • Two men performing a show to an audience at a public house, using sign language. Wood engraving, 1875.

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