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The Deaf and Dumb Alphabet poster, early 20th Century

“Say a word of cheer to every deaf mute you meet.” This is an early 20th century example of a fingerspelling chart, and is unusual because it was quite large. It was distributed by the Adult Deaf and Dumb Society of Victoria. This version of the alphabet is similar to the one used around Australia today.

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MS 2839. Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library of Victoria

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MS 2839. Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library of Victoria

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