Download Image of Gas Masks. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums. Free for commercial use, no attribution required. 3 men examining and wearing some British and German Gas Masks...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised several handling sessions for the blind, first offering an invitation to the children from the Sunderland Council Blind School, to handle a few of the collections at Sunderland Museum, which was ‘eagerly accepted’. ..Ref: TWCMS:K13808(2)..view the set twm_news/sets/72157626903151525/ ( twm_news/sets/72157626903151525/ ) ...(Copyright) We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure - for image licensing enquiries please follow this link www.twmuseums.org.uk/image-licensing/ ( http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/image-licensing/ ). Dated: 1913 - 1918. Topics: blind, children, adults, john alfred charlton deas, charlton deas, handling sessions, sunderland, sunderland museum, touch, see, objects, collections, access, curator, sessions, north east, newcastle upon tyne, tyne and wear, museum, twam, tyne and wear archives and museums, old photographs, old photos, gas masks, british, german, first world war, social history, documentation, abstract, eeing through touch, face, gas mask, men, examining, wearing, north east of england, united kingdom, black and white photograph, digital image, darkness, dot, frame, painting, intriguing, fascinating, june 1913, handling session, outreach, education program, learning, sunderland council blind school, blind adults, blindness, piles, blanket, portrait, glimpse, hendon, artefacts, collection, items, handling, feel, senses, experience, signal, historical, hat, england, wwi