Charity, Children: United States. New York. Pleasantville. Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society: Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society Orphan Asylum, Pleasantville, New York: Co-operative candy stores are maintained by both the Boys' and Girls' Republics. The Republics purchase the candy at wholesale prices and sell at a slight profit. These profits frequently amount to about $20 per month for each Republic and constitute the nucleus of the Republic treasury. (Source: Ludwig B. Bernstein; "Studies in Modern Child Caring", Ch 147.4.90.11)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 3.2002.239
People: Wolfson, American
Title: Charity, Children: United States. New York. Pleasantville. Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society: Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society Orphan Asylum, Pleasantville, New York: Co-operative candy stores are maintained by both the Boys' and Girls' Republics. The Republics purchase the candy at wholesale prices and sell at a slight profit. These profits frequently amount to about $20 per month for each Republic and constitute the nucleus of the Republic treasury. (Source: Ludwig B. Bernstein; "Studies in Modern Child Caring", Ch 147.4.90.11)
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Social Museum Collection
Classification: Photographs
Work Type: photograph
Date: c. 1900
Places: Creation Place: North America, United States, New York, Pleasantville
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/159728

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Hand-colored gelatin silver print
Technique: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: image: 18.3 x 24 cm (7 3/16 x 9 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society Orphan Asylum; through Dr. Ludwig Bernstein to the Social Museum, Harvard University, by July 1916

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Social Museum Collection
Accession Year: 2011
Object Number: 3.2002.239
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

The Social Museum Collection

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