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 List of 
 
 Places and Institutions oi \ 
 
 Public and Semi-Public Character 
 
 in New York City 
 
 Compiled bj the Honorable Cabot Ward 
 for the convenience of die Delegates to the 
 Second Pan American Scientific Congress, 
 
 and presented with the compliments oi 
 
 the Reception Committee mr the Port of 
 
 Nch York 
 
 THE PAN AMERICAN SOCIETY 
 
 OF THE UNITED STATES 
 
 15 BROAD STRUT, NEW YORK 
 
 TCLCRHOsr HANOve* 6127 
 
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 LIST OF PLACES AND INSTITUTIONS OF A PUBLIC 
 
 
 DEPARTMENT 
 
 Correction. 
 
 Correction. 
 Correction. 
 Correction. 
 
 BUILDING 
 The Tombs. 
 
 Penitentiary. 
 
 Brooklyn Prison. 
 
 Riker's Island. 
 
 PARTICULARS 
 
 Water Supply, Gas and High Pressure Pumping 
 
 Electricity. Station. 
 
 Health. Willard Parker Hospital. 
 
 Health. Riverside Hospital. 
 
 Health. Kingston Avenue Hospital, 
 
 Brooklyn. 
 
 Health. Municipal Sanitarium. 
 
 Parks. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 
 
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 Parks. 'Museum of Natural History. 
 
 Parks. Aquarium. 
 
 Parks. Jumel Mansion. 
 
 Parks. Central Park Menagerie. 
 
 Parks. Battery Park. 
 
 Where prisoners are kept while waiting 
 for trial. 
 
 Where prisoners are kept for misde 
 meanors. 
 
 Where prisoners are kept awaiting trial 
 
 Prisoners are kept at this place — the\ 
 do construction work and other kind; 
 of labor. 
 
 Pump supply of water at fires in certaii 
 zones. This does away with the en- 
 gines of the Fire Department. 
 
 Contagious diseases. 
 
 Contagious diseases. 
 Contagious diseases. 
 
 For the care of consumptives. 
 
 Objects of art from all parts of tht 
 world. 
 
 Natural history exhibits. 
 
 Exhibition of fishes. 
 
 Old headquarters of George Washingtor 
 — now headquarters Daughters of the 
 American Revolution — exhibit relics. 
 
 Exhibition of animals. 
 
 Southern end of city — view of the har- 
 bor and Statue of Liberty. Statue is 
 on Bedloes Island about 2 miles from 
 Battery. 
 
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LIST OF PLACES AND INSTITUTIONS OF A PUBLIC 
 
 DEPARTMENT 
 Parks. 
 
 Parks. 
 Parks. 
 
 Parks. 
 Parks. 
 
 Parks. 
 Parks. 
 
 Parks. 
 
 Parks. 
 
 Parks. 
 Parks. 
 
 BUILDING 
 Central Park. 
 
 The Obelisk. 
 
 The Maine Monument. 
 
 Grant's Tomb. 
 
 Soldiers and Sailors Monu- 
 ment. 
 
 Riverside Drive and Park. 
 
 City Hall Park. 
 
 Van Cortlandt Park. 
 
 Bronx Park Zoological 
 Gardens. 
 
 Botanical Gardens. 
 
 Museum of Arts and Sciences. 
 
 PARTICULARS 
 Largest of the city parks in Manhattan. 
 
 Known as Cleopatra's Needle — presented I 
 by the Egyptian Government to 
 Museum of Art. 
 
 Erected by the school children of United 
 States in commemoration of soldiers 
 and sailors who lost their lives in the 
 Spanish-American War. 
 
 Erected as a memorial to President and 
 General Grant. 
 
 Erected in memory of the soldiers and 
 sailors who lost their lives in the 
 Civil War. 
 
 River Park. 
 
 The City Hall, containing the offices of 
 the Mayor and governing boards of 
 the city, situated in the midst of this 
 park. 
 
 One of the largest parks in the city — 
 contains exceptionally fine golf courses, 
 tennis courts and baseball grounds; is 
 also a parade ground. 
 
 Exhibition of animals. 
 
 Exhibit of palms and plants. 
 Exhibit of arts and sciences. 
 
 Borough President. 
 Borough President. 
 
 Municipal Building. 
 Public Bath and Pool. 
 
 Contains the offices of most all the city 
 departments. 
 
AND SEMI-PUBLIC CHARACTER IX NEW YORK CITY. 
 
 
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 lliith Street, Fifth Open all hours. 
 
 Kitfhth Avenues. 
 
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 and Eighth Avenue. 
 
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 et and Riverside 1 >r 
 t and Riverside Drive. 
 
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 . Xurth to 156th Street 
 and Hudson R 
 
 Mail and Chambers Streets — 
 trk Row. 
 
 and Jerome Open all hours. 
 Avenue. 
 
 N'.rth to Fordham M. 
 
 Boston Road west 
 luthern Boulevard. 
 
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LIST OF PLACES AND INSTITUTIONS OF A PUBLIC 
 
 DEPARTMENT 
 Borough President 
 
 BUILDING 
 
 Public Gymnasium, Bath and 
 Pool. 
 
 PARTICULARS 
 
 Borough President 
 Docks and Ferries. 
 
 Municipal Baths, Coney 
 Island. 
 
 Building Pier A, North Contains offices of the Department Docks 
 River. and Ferries and a pier used by ex- 
 
 cursion boats in the summer time — 
 view of harbor and Statue of Liberty. 
 
 Bureau of City Markets Washington Market. 
 Bureau of City Markets Fulton Fish Market. 
 
 Stalls rented by the city for sales of 
 market supplies. 
 
 Sale of fish. 
 
 Police. 
 
 Police Headquarters. 
 
 Headquarters of the police force of the 
 city and the detective bureau — con- 
 tains detention rooms and examination 
 
 Bridge. 
 Bridge. 
 
 Brooklyn Bridge. 
 Manhattan Bridge. 
 
 Bridge. 
 Bridge. 
 
 Bridge. 
 
 Williamsburgh Bridge. 
 
 Bridge. 
 
 Bridge. 
 Fire. 
 
 Fire. 
 
 Queens Borough Bridge. Bridge. 
 
 Headquarters. 
 
 Example of City Fire House. Fire apparatus. 
 
 1 harities. 
 
 Metropolitan Hospital. 
 
 City hospital. 
 
 New York Public Library. 
 
 Main building. 
 
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