Mother with Five Sons

 

Name
New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor (Issuing body)
Community Service Society of New York (Issuing body,Former owner)
Title
Mother with Five Sons
Abstract
See #1833 - Same family. #2045 Unknown Photographer In Bagdad on the Subway, A Monthly Bulletin of Association [AICP] News, No. 3, December 1917, P- 13. Illustration for article entitled, "Health Bonds for Children'. Here is one of the ways in which the A.I.C.P. invests your money. Are you satisfied with the investment?" Pages 13-15. Legend: Five fine boys are these of Mrs. ;-, the oldest 14, the y oungest J. They are all up to their school grades. Five years ago the family was living in a basement home, the mother doing janitor's work and outside cleaning besides. Examination showed her to be a cardiac, yet she was struggling bravely on. Today she is improved in health. Her boys are having a chance to grow into strong, decent manhood. Those of us who know them believe they will. The family receives an allowance of $63.00 per month.
Collection Name
Community Service Society records
Shelf Location
Box no. 297, Folder no. 51, Item no. 502, Photograph no. 2045
Subjects
Women; Widows; Tenement houses; Interior architecture; Boys; Irish Americans; House furnishings; Families; Children; New York (N.Y.)
Format
photographs
Genre
Portraits
Date
circa 1915
Note
Same image as depicted in image no. 0078 in this digital collection.
Photographer unknown.
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/80bh-xq80