One of the letter writers in the Ellis Island Hospital Library
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Title
One of the letter writers in the Ellis Island Hospital Library
Collection
New York Public Library Visual Materials
Albums
Ellis Island, Album 2
Names
Sperr, Percy Loomis, 1890-1964 (Photographer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1875
Library Location
New York Public Library Archives
Shelf locator: MssArc RG10 5928
Subjects
New York Public Library
Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
New York (N.Y.)
Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.)
Genres
Notes
Content: Album 2; Ellis Island; Album, 8" x 6 1/2", consisting of covers of embossed paper and manila paper pages, each punch with two holes for binding. Photographs are each approximately 3 14" x 5 1/4" and are glued onto manila pages, which have typed captions. "*Percy Sperr" in ink on inside of front cover. Photographer.
Content: Man sits at desk writing.
Physical Description
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11524053
Archives ID: 5928
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c6c8b090-c5b5-012f-8fc7-58d385a7bc34
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New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. "One of the letter writers in the Ellis Island Hospital Library" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1875. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6c8b090-c5b5-012f-8fc7-58d385a7bc34
APA format
New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. (1875). One of the letter writers in the Ellis Island Hospital Library Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6c8b090-c5b5-012f-8fc7-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. "One of the letter writers in the Ellis Island Hospital Library" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6c8b090-c5b5-012f-8fc7-58d385a7bc34
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