Roosevelt Island (New York, N.Y.)

Blackwell's Island, Ch. of the Good Shepherd, Alms House grounds

View of Church of the Good Shepherd on what is now...

Blackwell's Island, in the almshouse yard

View of scattered buildings, with tent in right center, on what is now Roosevelt Island; men...

Blackwell's Island, Insane Asylum, Acute Ward

View of hospital building (since destroyed except for octagonal tower, visible at...

Blackwell's Island, Insane Asylum, from lower end

View of hospital building (since destroyed except for octagonal tower visible in...

Blackwell's Island, Insane Asylum, from upper end

View of hospital building, since destroyed except for octagonal dome partly...

Blackwell's Island, Johnny the Horse

View of peddler or mendicant, apparently known as "Johnny the Horse," holding rooster and standing with...

Blackwell's Island, part of almshouse

View of three-story building with two-story portico (no longer extant), on what is now Roosevelt...

Blackwell's Island, part of the workhouse

View of large stone building in several wings (no longer extant) on what is now Roosevelt Island...

Blackwell's Island, Penitentiary

View of large prison in two wings (razed in 1936) on what is now Roosevelt Island; grassy lawn in foreground...

Charity Hospital, Blackwell's Island

View of hospital building (no longer extant) in Second Empire style, with four domes and central...