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A burst water pipe uncovered a treasure trove of Colorado’s blind history

After two years, the documents have been sorted, transcribed and are being digitized and uploaded to a library database

Molly Link, left, and her daughter Karen Hardy, right, look over old newspaper clippings and family photos at Link's home in Aurora on Oct. 26, 2022. Charles Smith, Link's grandfather and Hardy's great-grandfather, was blind and worked as a telegrapher for the Associated Press in the early part of the 21st century. Some of the historical documents recently rediscovered by the National Federation of the Blind in Colorado include information on Molly Link's grandfather, Charles Smith, a blind telegrapher from Colorado Springs. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Molly Link, left, and her daughter, Karen Hardy, right, look over old newspaper clippings and family photos at Link’s home in Aurora on Oct. 26, 2022. Charles Smith, Link’s grandfather and Hardy’s great-grandfather, was blind and worked as a telegrapher for the Associated Press in Colorado in the early part of the 20th century. Some of the historical documents recently rediscovered by the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado include information about Smith. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Elizabeth Hernandez in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
By | ehernandez@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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After two years, the documents have been sorted, transcribed and are in the process of being digitized and uploaded to a national library database.
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