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Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
These photographs depict public custodial facilities in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. They include:
exterior building views; interior building views; facility grounds; institutional residents; and institutional staff. The
photographs appear to have been gathered for a report on treatment of the mentally ill in other states, which was prepared
by the New York State Commissioner in Lunacy.
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Title:
Photographs of custodial facilities in New York and other states
Quantity:
1 cubic foot
Quantity:
1 35mm microfilm roll(s)
Inclusive Dates:
circa 1890-1915
Series Number:
A1994
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