
House of Mercy

by Cole Thompson
Title
House of Mercy
Artist
Cole Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
This haunting 1932 image captures the House of Mercy in Inwood Hill Park. Constructed in 1891, the House of Mercy housed young girls, inebriates and ladies of ill-repute who endured strict diets of bread, molasses and water.
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January 16th, 2019
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