This 1919 photograph shows the hospital building in Mount Vernon, New York, documenting the appearance of the city’s early twentieth century medical facilities during a period of rapid suburban growth north of New York City.
Mount Vernon expanded quickly in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as a commuter city connected to New York by rail lines and streetcar routes. Civic institutions such as hospitals, schools, and municipal buildings reflected the city’s development into a substantial residential community serving workers and families tied to the larger metropolitan region.
The photograph shows a large multi-story hospital building set back from the street at the end of a curved roadway lined with trees. An early automobile appears on the road approaching the structure, and utility poles and street signage are visible along the roadside. The lower margin includes the handwritten caption Hospital – Mt. Vernon, N.Y. with the date 6/1/19. The photograph measures approximately 3.5 x 5.75 inches.
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