Nebraska School for the Deaf
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The Nebraska School for the Deaf was established by the legislature in 1867. It opened April 1, 1869, on Twenty-Second Street between St. Mary and Leavenworth, overseen by Principal William DeCoursey French, a deaf man, and Rev. Henry W. Kuhns. Katie Callahan of Omaha was the first student. The school moved to this location in 1871.
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The Carpenter Shop at the Omaha School for the Deaf, Omaha, Neb
The Carpenter Shop at the Omaha School for the Deaf, Omaha, Neb | Source: rg2341.ph0-000997 , Nebraska State Historical Society | Date: 1904
The Art Room at the Omaha School for the Deaf, Omaha, Nebraska
The Art Room at the Omaha School for the Deaf, Omaha, Nebraska | Source: rg2341.ph0-001013, Nebraska State Historical Society | Date: 1904