Wednesday, June 3, 2020 WATER COLOR MINIATURES

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WEDNESDAY,  JUNE 3, 2020

The 69th Edition of From Our Archives

MINIATURE WATER COLOR SCENES OF NEW YORK HARBOR AND ISLANDS

These unmarked cards were probably collecting cards,
from Chapin Collection (c) RIHS

Blackwell’s Island

Ward’s Island

Astoria

Governor’s and Bedloe’s Islands

Fort Hamilton

Staten Island

Governor’s Island

FEEDING THE ISLAND

After looking at the 19th and early 20th century dining choices, we will be glad to live here now.

City Hospital Kitchen

Un-named  Kitchen

Dinner at the Men’s Almshouse

Dinner at the Women’s Almshouse

Dinner will be served at the Penitentiary

(c) Ben Shahn Collection Harvard Museums

Island Staff including chef

Metropolitan Hospital School of Nursing Dining Room at Draper Hall

Effler family outside Blackwell House Kitchen with cook

Goldwater cook that prepared over 3.000 meals a day in the kitchens

Goldwater’s kitchens prepared meals for all special occasions

WEDNESDAY’S PHOTO OF THE DAY

What is this and where is it located
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TUESDAY’S PHOTO OF THE DAY
A SECTION OF ROSE WINDOW IN CHAPEL OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD

EDITORIAL #blackouttuesday

Text by Judith Berdy
Thanks to Bobbie Slonevsky for her dedication to Blackwell’s Almanac and the RIHS
Thanks to Deborah Dorff for maintaining our website
Edited by Melanie Colter  and Deborah Dorff

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Roosevelt Island Historical Society
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