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View of the lunatic asylum and mad house, on Blackwell's Island, New York

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Title
View of the lunatic asylum and mad house, on Blackwell's Island, New York
Names
Wade, William, fl. 1844-1852 (Artist)
Pierce, William J. (Wood engraver)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

New York City -- Homes (Institutional)

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1853
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC NEW YC-Hom
Topics
Institutional care -- New York (State) -- New York
Mental institutions -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Views
Notes
Source note: Ballou''s pictorial drawing-room companion. (Boston : M. M. Ballou, 1854-1859).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 17 x 24 cm (6 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17095661
Barcode: 33333159160155
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a2360810-c55d-012f-44d5-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1853: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "View of the lunatic asylum and mad house, on Blackwell's Island, New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1853. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d355-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "View of the lunatic asylum and mad house, on Blackwell's Island, New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d355-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1853). View of the lunatic asylum and mad house, on Blackwell's Island, New York Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d355-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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View of the lunatic asylum and mad house, on Blackwell's Island, New York