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Blind beggar, Lawton, Oklahoma: photo by Lewis W. Hine, April 1917
Blinded by the light
And then it is
the night -- the street -- exposure
to the past -- to history
the spoils -- the same -- once
again, over again
the same --
just later -- he was born
blind
mister
And then it is
the night -- the street -- exposure
to the past -- to history
the spoils -- the same -- once
again, over again
the same --
just later -- he was born
blind
mister
Blind beggar, Lawton, Oklahoma: photo by Lewis W. Hine, April 1917
![[John Dowers, 7 years old, lives at 108 W. Frisco St. Starts out at 5 a.m. some days. Father is blind and sells newspapers. John is a pretty good beggar. Was seen trying to borrow a dollar from the bank to "get father a watch" (father is blind).] Location: [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tvaCRcSI7Zf38ODndMAi1pmSldNfjjk7ZmbSnePJNexsyt0feF5E7ZvUZHpEScgasXHs33Vw9duXMeQoCleA55PHigX2hcsMgqaivMES4HLeSZ_x_dtY9KXw=s0-d)
John Dowers, 7 years old, lives at 108 W. Frisco St. Starts out at 5 a.m. some days. Father is blind and sells newspapers. John is a pretty good beggar. Was seen trying to borrow a dollar from the bank to "get father a watch" (father is blind). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: photo by Lewis W. Hine, 4 March 1917
Play-time at the Oklahoma School for the Blind. Children have a great deal of freedom. Muskogee, Oklahoma: photo by Lewis W. Hine, March 1917
Some original play houses conceived and executed by girls at the Oklahoma School for the Blind, Muskogee, Oklahoma: photo by Lewis W. Hine, March 1917
Blind man and his youthful guide, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: photo by Lewis W. Hine, April 1917
Photos from National Child Labor Committee Collection, Library of Congress
