Children Sitting on Suitcase

 

Name
Community Service Society of New York (Former owner,Issuing body)
Title
Children Sitting on Suitcase
Abstract
#4467 Unknown Photographer These two tidy children, sitting on their suitcase to have their picture taken before boarding the bus for Sea Breeze, are quite a contrast to the children who went to Sea Breeze around the turn of the century. In Tom McConnon's cheerful reminiscenses of his childhood, "Angels in Hell's Kitchen" (Doubleday, cl959), he tells at p. 202-3 of going to Sea Breeze by "Special" trolley cars, a two hour trip. They started from the "free dispensary" at 36 Street and Ninth Avenue and "There wasn't a suitcase in evidence" among the children assembled there. Every child carried a bundle wrapper in paper, oilcloth, burlap, or anything else they happened to have. (This description fits CSS photo #2088.) when they arrived, they drew deep breaths and exclaimed, "Wow! This is air!" The McConnon family also benefited from AICP free ice (p.60) and free milk (p. 142).
Collection Name
Community Service Society records
Shelf Location
Box no. 299, Folder no. 81, Item no. 564, Photograph no. 4467
Subjects
Stairs; Luggage; Girls; Children; Boys; New York (N.Y.); Sea Breeze Hospital (New York, N.Y.)
Format
photographs
Genre
photographs
Date
between 1879 and 1950
Note (Date note)
Date based on the date range (1879-1950) of the photographic portion of the Community Service Society Collection.
Note
Photographer unknown.
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/4d75-6529