Ivy Green Water Pump

This water pump from the backyard at Ivy Green in Tuscumbia, Colbert County, has become one of the most iconic of everyday items because of its role in teaching Helen Keller to communicate.

The famous water pump on the grounds of Ivy Green, childhood home of Helen Keller in Tuscumbia, Alabama
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

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The famous water pump on the grounds of Ivy Green, childhood home of Helen Keller in Tuscumbia, Alabama