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Newspaper clipping from album of article "Vows to Free Sister from Charity Chains" from an unidentified newspaper, (N.Y.?), August 11, 1902.
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Newspaper clipping from album of article "Vows to Free Sister from Charity Chains" from an unidentified (N.Y.?) newspaper, August 11, 1902.
A tale of a boy, George Doscher, aged 16, of Hoboken trying to make it own his own and to save his little sister, Nellie, who was at the Hudson County Almshouse, from the "poorhouse." Their mother committed suicide and then their stepfather deserted them. George became employed, but fell ill enough go to Saint Mary Hospital. When he left it, it lived on the street, until a group of the Washington Street 'Crowd", boys of wealthy parents helped out by building him a hut (shanty) on Hudson Street between 12th and 13th Sts. Their help and a description of the materials is described. Some of the crowd is named (a photo of a group is shown at the hut): Willie Una, Tommie Sweatman, Archie Miller.
2002.111.0021
2002.111
Cooke, Edward Stanton
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Gift of Edward Cooke Stanton
1902 - 1902
Date(s) Created: 1902 Date(s): 1902 Level of Description: Item
Display Value: Poor Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2003-08-15