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New York City Farm Colony
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The New York City Farm Colony was a poorhouse on the New York City borough of Staten Island, one of the city's five boroughs. It was located across Brielle Avenue from Seaview Hospital, on the edge of
Artist Axel Horn painting a mural inside the Farm Colony as part of the Federal Art Project in 1937. Image from the collection of the Archives of American Art.
Artist Axel Horn painting a mural inside the Farm Colony as part of the Federal Art Project in 1937. Image from the collection of the Archives of Amer
The interior of one of the farm's buildings in 2016. The partitions have been painted with graffiti.
The interior of one of the farm's buildings in 2016. The partitions have been painted with graffiti.
Staten island ferry 1
Staten island ferry 1
Poorhouse
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Poorhouses were public institutions used from the seventeenth through the mid twentieth centuries to provide relief for people unable to support themselves, including the elderly, the sick, people wit
New York City Farm Colony
…The New York City Farm Colony was a poorhouse on the New York City borough of Staten Island, one of the city's five boroughs. It was located across Brielle Avenue from Seaview Hospital, on the edge…
Almshouse, Boston, 1851
Almshouse, Boston, 1851
Intemperance and poverty propaganda, 1847
Intemperance and poverty propaganda, 1847
Dexter Asylum, Rhode Island, 1830
Dexter Asylum, Rhode Island, 1830
Poorhouse residents, St Louis, 1904
Poorhouse residents, St Louis, 1904