Home for the Friendless, New York City.; Under the Management of the American Female Guardian Society.

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• PUBLISHER: Lith. of Michelin & Shattuck 225 Fulton St. N.Y.

• MEDIUM: Two-stone lithograph,

  DATE: 1848.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 15 1/2 x 21 5/8

• DESCRIPTION: The Home for the Friendless was constructed by the American Female Guardian Society in 1847. The home’s mission was “to protect, befriend, and train to virtue and usefulness those to whom no one seemed to have thought or pity,” according to King’s Handbook of New York City, published in 1892.<br><br> This building was located on East 30th St near Madison Avenue.

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• CONDITION: Good condition.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - United States