Post Cards From The Penitentiary
ROOSEVELT ISLAND
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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U P C O M I N G E V E N T S A N N O U N C E M E N T
A P R I L 1 8 T H | N Y P L L E C T U R E
P O S T C A R D S F R O M T H E P E N I T E N T I A R Y
T H U R S D A Y, A P R I L 1 8 T H
S P E A K E R :
J u d i t h B e r d y , P r e s i d e n t o f R I H S
Learn about the Island history through the views and buildings that were featured on postcards long before photographs were common. Postcards have been widely regarded as place-markers of the built environment and yield important information about the past.
