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Cruelty to children--how the little waifs of the street are treated

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Image ID

800971


Item data

Title

Cruelty to children--how the little waifs of the street are treated

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
New York City -- Children

Names

Rogers, W. A. (William Allen), 1854-1931 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1880-05-15

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC NEW YC-Chil

Subjects

Children -- New York (State) -- New York
Children -- Economic & social conditions -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1800-1899
Poor persons -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1800-1899
Abused children -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1800-1899
Intoxication
Beggars
Aerialists

Genres

Prints

Notes

Source Note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).

Physical Description

Wood engravings
Extent: 29 x 24 cm. (11 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17094341
Barcode: 33333159149299
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3d075c30-c55c-012f-ab12-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1880-05-15

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Cruelty to children--how the little waifs of the street are treated" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1880. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3d075c30-c55c-012f-ab12-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1880). Cruelty to children--how the little waifs of the street are treated Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3d075c30-c55c-012f-ab12-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Cruelty to children--how the little waifs of the street are treated" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3d075c30-c55c-012f-ab12-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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