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John Louis Clarke (check spelling in title) (aka Cutapuis, 1881-1970) was a Blackfoot carver from Montana, deaf from a case of scarlet fever in childhood (The same fever killed five of his brothers). He was educated at the North Dakota School for the Deaf in Devil's Lake, the Montana School for the Deaf in Boulder, and the St. John's School for the Deaf in Milwaukee. www.deafpeople.com/history/history_info/clarke.html

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I'm wrong again; "Clark" is correct in your title. Here's the story of the Clark/Clarke spelling: "I found out that prior to the 1920's the Clarke family spelled their name 'Clark'. Helen Clarke (John's Aunt) discovered the Scottish heritage and officially changed the spelling to 'Clarke'. Thus, sometime in the 1920's John started signing his work with the Scottish spelling, 'Clarke'." from: johnclarke.lppcarver.com/john1.html

Blogged here: disstud.blogspot.com/2010/05/may-10-john-louis-clarke-188...

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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Disability History, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Hi Penny, We just added the photo to your group. If you don't mind, there's an easier way for us to receive invitations to share photos with groups. Navigate to the photo you want us to contribute. Below the comment box on each photo page, there is a link that reads "Invite this photo to...". Clicking that opens a drop-down for groups you administer that will auto-fill the comment box. We then receive a neat little button to contribute. Thanks for your interest and comments! The Smithsonian

Oh, okay, cool, I'll do that from now on.

This photo is very beautiful as well. It captures the era very nicely. Her dress is so neat and I love the flowers. I have never seen a picture of the actual Helen Keller. She is lovely.

Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to graduate from college. She began writing when she was 11 years old! She was an extreme socialist and her political views were very influential.

thank you for sharing this photo. very nice.

Beautiful face and features, with an exquisite profile.

Helen Keller is one of the most influential woman in history, she is a mark of inspiration and hope for everyone thinking they can't accomplish something. This photo sticks out to me because it shows Helen Keller in a different light, it shows the feminist side to her. A lot of people just see Helen Keller as a deaf and a mute, but this picture shows her in a dress and she is wearing flowers to symbolize a soft, womanly side to her.