Forgotten Ellis Island : the extraordinary story of America's immigrant hospital / Lorie Conway ; contemporary photographs by Chris Barnes.

  • Conway, Lorie, 1954-
Date:
2007
  • Books

About this work

Publication/Creation

New York : Smithsonian Books : Collins, 2007.

Physical description

xi, 185 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm

Edition

1st Smithsonian Books ed.

Contents

Constructing the immigrant hospital -- Walking the line -- Treating patients by the thousands -- Rejecting the "riff raff" -- Falling into disuse and decay.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-181) and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    CAF.623.C
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ISBN

  • 9780061241963
  • 0061241962