The New-York State Asylum for Idiots, Syracuse. Wood engraving by W.(?) Sebald.

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[between 1850 and 1859?]
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46501i
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The New-York State Asylum for Idiots, Syracuse. Wood engraving by W.(?) Sebald. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Originally located in Albany (from 1851), the asylum moved to a new building in Syracuse in 1855. It is depicted as a large building, placed on an eminence, with an Italianate central tower and two end-wings. It was demolished in the 1870s: information from Web page "A short history of hospitals in Syracuse", 1999

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1850 and 1859?]

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1 print : wood engraving ; image 6.5 x 10 cm

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State Idiot Asylum, at Syracuse. W<?> Sebald

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Wellcome Collection 46501i

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