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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.
Morehen, Horace.Date: 15 March 1884Reference: 17971i
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Entertainment in sign language for the deaf and dumb at the Hanover Square rooms, London. Wood engraving.
Reference: 24162i
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A barber playing the tragic role of Alexander the Great in the acting style of David Garrick. Mezzotint after R. Dighton.
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814.Date: [1788?]Reference: 29532i
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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.
Date: [24 February 1877]Reference: 17967i
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Two men entertain the deaf and dumb in sign language at the Freemason's Tavern. Wood engraving.
Reference: 24163i