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Rochester. From the west, 1853



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    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.

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    East view of Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. taken in Septr. 1836

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