Welfare Island, Manhattan
78 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1938, oldest first. Page 1 of 2.
Photos
Manhattan: Welfare Island - East River.
1923; 1933; 1937
Manhattan: Welfare Island - East River.
1923; 1933; 1937
Manhattan: Welfare Island - East River.
1923; 1933; 1937
Islands - Welfare Island.
1924; 1930; 1931
Islands - Welfare Island.
1924; 1930; 1931
Islands - Welfare Island.
1924; 1930; 1931
Islands - Welfare Island.
Manhattan: Welfare Island - Correction hospital - Cells of female inmates.
1927; 1929
Manhattan: Welfare Island - Correction hospital - Cells of female inmates.
1927; 1929
![Manhattan: Welfare Island - [Subway construction.], 1928](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Fcc39d457-710f-4080-bd60-053404b932be.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Manhattan: Welfare Island - [Subway construction.]
Manhattan: Welfare Island - New York County Penitentiary - Cell blocks.
Manhattan: Welfare Island - New York County Penitentiary - Cell blocks.
Queens: Long Island City - Astoria - General view.
![Islands - Welfare Island - [Midtown Manhattan skyline.], 1930–1933](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F50eb5baf-95eb-42cf-ad41-2edb9da8478c.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Islands - Welfare Island - [Midtown Manhattan skyline.]
1930; 1932; 1933
![Islands - Welfare Island - [Midtown Manhattan skyline.], 1930–1933](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F6550a7cc-bee1-4698-a971-058491aa1807.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Islands - Welfare Island - [Midtown Manhattan skyline.]
1930; 1932; 1933
Manhattan: Welfare Island.
![Islands - Welfare Island - [Midtown Manhattan skyline.], 1930–1933](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Fdab43329-6e8b-4460-8a36-ff247ffc5599.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Islands - Welfare Island - [Midtown Manhattan skyline.]
1930; 1932; 1933
Islands - Welfare Island - City Hospital.
1930; 1937; 1938
Islands - Welfare Island - City Hospital.
1930; 1937; 1938
![Manhattan: Welfare Island - [Aerial view.], 1932](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F6ce84686-9cb8-4222-be82-c4f1913be2c3.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Manhattan: Welfare Island - [Aerial view.]
Manhattan: Welfare Island - Penitentiary.
1933; 1936
Islands - Welfare Island - City Hospital (rear view).
Islands - Welfare Island - City Hospital (rear view).
Manhattan: Welfare Island - Metropolitan Hospital.
Manhattan: Welfare Island - Metropolitan Hospital.
Manhattan: Welfare Island - Metropolitan Hospital.
Islands - Welfare Island - City Hospital Nurses Home.
Manhattan: Welfare Island -- Metropolitan Hospital.
Manhattan: Welfare Island.
1933; 1937
Manhattan: Welfare Island - Metropolitan Hospital.
Islands - Welfare Island - City Hospital.
![Islands - Welfare Island - [Metropolitan Hospital - City prison.], 1933](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F442c974c-223f-4fca-89a3-3f37f15797cf.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Islands - Welfare Island - [Metropolitan Hospital - City prison.]
Manhattan: Welfare Island -- Metropolitan Hospital.
Manhattan: Welfare Island - Metropolitan Hospital.
Islands - Welfare Island - City Hospital.
Manhattan: Welfare Island - Penitentiary.
1933; 1936
Manhattan: Welfare Island - Penitentiary.
1933; 1936
![Islands - Welfare Island - Metropolitan Hospital Nurses Home - [Metropolitan Hospital.], 1933](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F63cd9148-b418-4b82-9cbc-4e1d246f030c.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Islands - Welfare Island - Metropolitan Hospital Nurses Home - [Metropolitan Hospital.]
Manhattan: Welfare Island - Metropolitan Hospital.
Islands - Welfare Island - City Hospital Nurses Home.
Islands - Welfare Island - City Hospital Nurses Home.
Manhattan: Welfare Island - Chapel of the Holy Spirit.
Manhattan: Welfare Island - Catholic Church.
Islands - Welfare Island - Penitentiary - City Hospital.
Islands - Welfare Island - City Hospital Nurses Home.
Manhattan: Welfare Island -- Metropolitan Hospital.
Manhattan: Welfare Island.
1933; 1937
![Islands - Welfare Island - Metropolitan Hospital Nurses Home - [Metropolitan Hospital.], 1933](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F89f2b848-8f5c-45d0-b8a8-d7b372fb543e.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Islands - Welfare Island - Metropolitan Hospital Nurses Home - [Metropolitan Hospital.]
Islands - Welfare Island - City Hospital.
Manhattan: Welfare Island - Metropolitan Hospital.
Manhattan: Welfare Island - Metropolitan Hospital.
Islands - Welfare Island - City Hospital Nurses Home.
![Islands - Welfare Island - Metropolitan Hospital Nurses Home - [Metropolitan Hospital.], 1933](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Fa3a8e93a-e500-49d6-b101-52c2ca55700a.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Islands - Welfare Island - Metropolitan Hospital Nurses Home - [Metropolitan Hospital.]
Islands - Welfare Island - Penitentiary - City Hospital.
Manhattan: Welfare Island - Metropolitan Hospital.
Islands - Welfare Island - Penitentiary - City Hospital.
Manhattan: Welfare Island - East River.
1933; 1937
Manhattan: Welfare Island - East River.
1933; 1937
Manhattan: Welfare Island - Catholic Church.
Manhattan: Welfare Island - East River.
1933; 1937