War's Legacy to the Poor

 

Name
Myers, Hiram (Photographer)
New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor (Issuing body)
Community Service Society of New York (Issuing body,Former owner)
Title
War's Legacy to the Poor
Abstract
Box 298 Folder 12 #4140 Stamped Hiram Myers Used in a center spread appeal in Bagdad on the Subway, A Periodical of Association News, No. 7, September 1919, pages 8 & 9. Heading: WAR'S LEGACY TO THE POOR OF NEW YORK "War has left a very direct legacy to the poor of New York City - a legacy that is being felt at the present time, ten months after the armistice, more acutely even than it was at the t ime of the armistice. This legacy is in the form of increases in the cost of the necessities of life, which is causing serious concern to those organizations which are confronted with the necessity of giving assistance to those who by reason of sickness or death are in need. . . ."
Collection Name
Community Service Society records
Shelf Location
Box no. 13, Folder no. 107, Photograph no. 4140
Subjects
Women; Mothers; Girls; Children; New York (N.Y.)
Format
photographs
Genre
photographs
Date
circa 1919
Note
Same family as depicted in no. 0120 of this digital collection.
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/jjpe-9k15