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Western House of Refuge, Rochester, N.Y

Description
Image of an elevated view of Western House of Refuge, a detention facility for the confinement and reform of juveniles in Rochester, New York; buildings (including hospital and workshops) and central yard surrounded by a 22-foot wall at center; horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians visible in foreground; descriptions of buildings and grounds in bottom margin.
Type
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Date
approximately 1877-1887
Call number
priJLC_POL_004427
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