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Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, New York: with an elaborate border. Line engraving by J.D. Smillie after Davis.

Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Newport, Kentucky: view from the river. Coloured line engraving by Fenner Sears & Co., 1832, after G. Wall.

Christ heals the dumb and blind demoniac. Etching.

The Deaf and Dumb institution, Cabra, Ireland. Wood engraving by W.E. Hodgkin after C. Geoghegan.

A mute man and a dwarf, with Turkish buildings in the background. Line engraving.

Zacharias (father of John the Baptist), struck dumb, writes that his son should be known as John. Etching by C. Tinti, 1771, after A. del Sarto.

Asylum for the deaf and dumb, Camberwell. Engraving, 1834.

Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, New York. Coloured wood engraving.

Two men entertain the deaf and dumb in sign language at the Freemason's Tavern. Wood engraving.

The Institut National des Sourds-Muets, Paris: interior showing voters for the National Assembly. Wood engraving, 1871.

Christ heals a dumb, mentally ill child. Woodcut.

The act of incorporation and by-laws of the Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble-Minded Children.

Cat's got your tongue? : a story for children afraid to speak / by Charles E. Schaefer ; illustrated by Judith Friedman.

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Christ heals a dumb, mentally ill child. Woodcut.

The act of incorporation and by-laws of the Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble-Minded Children.

Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Newport, Kentucky: view from the river. Coloured line engraving by Fenner Sears & Co., 1832, after G. Wall.

Cat's got your tongue? : a story for children afraid to speak / by Charles E. Schaefer ; illustrated by Judith Friedman.

The Institut National des Sourds-Muets, Paris: interior showing voters for the National Assembly. Wood engraving, 1871.