"Bloomingdale Asylum for the Insane" -- 1872
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Title
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"Bloomingdale Asylum for the Insane" -- 1872
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Description
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This idyllic image of the Bloomingdale Asylum's main building portrays patients leisurely strolling the grounds of the privately owned asylum. This particular image leaves one wondering whether life was truly as good as it seemed inside such an institution, and how this life may have differed from one lived at a publicly owned institution, such as the New York City Asylum of Blackwell's Island. Rose McCabe was one of the few individuals to find out.
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Creator
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James D. McCabe
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Publisher
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New York Public Digital Collections via Digital Public Library of America
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Philadelphia: National Publishing Co.
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Date
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1872
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Type
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Still Image
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Format
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JPG
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Language
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English
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Identifier
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Image ID 424201
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Subject
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Engraving
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Asylum
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Patients
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Leisure
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Private hospital
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Place
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New York City
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Temporal Coverage
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19th Century
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Rights Holder
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New York Public Library
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Rights
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Public Domain
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transcription
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Bloomingdate Asylum. Bloomingdale Asylum for the Insane
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content
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This drawing depicts four individuals taking a walk outside of a large building. The lawn is well-kept, the people are well-dressed, and there are many tall trees around the walkway.
