Old Woman in Tenement Room

 

Name
New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor (Issuing body)
Community Service Society of New York (Issuing body,Former owner)
Title
Old Woman in Tenement Room
Collection Name
Community Service Society records
Shelf Location
Box no. 618, Folder no. 5, Item no. 583, Photograph no. 5079
Subjects
Women; Washboards; Stoves; Interior architecture; People with disabilities; Older women; Older people; House furnishings; New York (N.Y.)
Format
photographs
Genre
photographs
Date
1921
Note
Photographer unknown.
In "A.I.C.P. 1921", 78th Annual Report (1920-1921), page 16 bottom. Caption: A CRIPPLED BODY, accompanied by poverty, makes life in a tenement hard to bear particularly when old age comes but the A.I.C.P. renders special service to those whose burdens are greatest, and who are least able to bear them.
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/qcrs-2e39