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Two years later, in 1860, APH received its first operating funds from private citizens in Mississippi and Kentucky. A press was purchased and APH was set up in the basement of the [[Kentucky School for the Blind]].<ref name= "rarebook">{{cite news |last=Elson |first=Martha |url= https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2016/01/01/printing-house-blind-seeks-rare-braille-book/78139402/ |title=Printing House for Blind seeks 'rare' Braille book |work=[[The Courier-Journal]] |date=January 1, 2016 |access-date=July 22, 2019}}</ref> | Two years later, in 1860, APH received its first operating funds from private citizens in Mississippi and Kentucky. A press was purchased and APH was set up in the basement of the [[Kentucky School for the Blind]].<ref name= "rarebook">{{cite news |last=Elson |first=Martha |url= https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2016/01/01/printing-house-blind-seeks-rare-braille-book/78139402/ |title=Printing House for Blind seeks 'rare' Braille book |work=[[The Courier-Journal]] |date=January 1, 2016 |access-date=July 22, 2019}}</ref> | ||
Legislatures in Mississippi, [[Louisiana]], and [[Tennessee]] had appropriated funds for APH, and private donations had been collected in these states, but before the institution could begin its work of embossing books, the | Legislatures in Mississippi, [[Louisiana]], and [[Tennessee]] had appropriated funds for APH, and private donations had been collected in these states, but before the institution could begin its work of embossing books, the Civil War broke out. This wiped out any possibility of the [[Southern United States|southern states]] making good on their promises of funding. It was not until 1865 that a state allocation from Kentucky, along with donations from individuals in [[Ohio]], [[Indiana]], Kentucky, and [[Illinois]], allowed APH to begin the work for which it was founded. | ||
The first book produced by APH was ''Fables and Tales for Children''. It was embossed in 1866 in a raised Roman letter type called [[Boston line letter]]. It would be many years before Braille was the standard reading system for blind people. | The first book produced by APH was ''Fables and Tales for Children''. It was embossed in 1866 in a raised Roman letter type called [[Boston line letter]]. It would be many years before Braille was the standard reading system for blind people. | ||