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Smallpox Hospital, Black Wells Island, N.Y.

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

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Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

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Stereoscopic views of health and welfare buildings, New York City

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Title
Smallpox Hospital, Black Wells Island, N.Y.
Additional title: American views ; New york City.
Collection

Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

United States

States

New York

New York City

Stereoscopic views of health and welfare buildings, New York City

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1850 - 1930 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFY Dennis Coll 91-F208
Topics
New York (State)
New York (N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Institutional care -- New York (State) -- New York
Welfare facilities -- New York (State) -- New York
Roosevelt Island (New York, N.Y.)
Smallpox Hospital (New York, N.Y.) -- To 1899
Quarantines
Genres
Stereographs
Photographs
Notes
Content: Views of Health and Welfare buildings and activities: children in yard of Home for the Friendless, and at Thanksgiving dinner; Five Points Mission; quarantine hospital, and samll pox hospital, Blackwell's Island; asylum for the Blind; Catholic Orphan Asylum, Madison Ave.; City Hospital; Episcopal Home; Eye and Ear Asylum; Frnch Hospital, 42nd and Lexington; Presbyterian Hospital, 73rd between 4th and Madison; Roosevelt Hospital; St. Lukes Hospital; Stewart's Home for Women; men, women and children on the steps of the Deaf and Dumb Institute.
Content: Includes views by Anthony, C. W. Woodward and other photographers and publishers.
Content: Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Content: Title devised by cataloger.
Physical Description
Albumen prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG91-F208
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11708061
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 26e56a70-c558-012f-5941-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1850: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Smallpox Hospital, Black Wells Island, N.Y." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 - 1930. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-208e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Smallpox Hospital, Black Wells Island, N.Y." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-208e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1850 - 1930). Smallpox Hospital, Black Wells Island, N.Y. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-208e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Smallpox Hospital, Black Wells Island, N.Y.