Seattle's Lighthouse for the Blind was started in 1916 and incorporated in 1918. The organization was founded as a means to "advance the general welfare of the blind." To accomplish this goal, the Lighthouse for the Blind ran employment and recreational training programs intended to help blind individuals regain their financial independence. In the early days these activities focused on the making and selling of brooms, rag rugs, and chair seats.

A century later, in 2018, the Lighthouse for the Blind is the West Coast's largest employer of people who are blind, Deaf-blind, or blind with other disabilities. Lighthouse employees receive specific training and support, and many now work in a wide variety of manufacturing and business settings.

This 1930s leaflet provides background information on the Lighthouse for the Blind as well as a list of services provided by the organization. The back of the leaflet lists the Officers and Board of Trustees for the organization.

Caption information sources: "Lighthouse for the Blind", Junius Rochester, 11/11/2004, Historylink.org Essay 7064; Lighthouse for the Blind website.