02825nkm a22004333i 4500 22137712 20250607110333.4 cr ||||||||||| 210708s1858 xx nnn |o ineng 22137712 0 ibc orignew u ncip 20 y-gencatlg LCAP batch update 2025-06-02-04:00: LCAPM-999 2021670442 (WDL)09519 DLC eng DLC eng 365 728 View of the Department for Colored Children of the House of Refuge. View of the department for colored children of the House of Refuge Philadelphia : P.S. Duval & Son Lithography, 1858. 1 online resource. still image sti rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title devised, in English, by Library staff. "Digital catalog number: POS 792"--Note extracted from World Digital Library. Original resource extent: 1 print : lithograph on silk ; image 12 x 21 centimeters, on sheet 30 x 24 centimeters. This print depicts the buildings of the Department for Colored Children of the House of Refuge in Philadelphia, including the girls' dormitories, the girls' dining and sewing rooms, the supervisors' rooms and the main entrance, the boys' dormitories, and the boys' school rooms. A tall brick wall surrounds the rear and sides of the complex of buildings and two men and a boy are seen talking in the foreground. The lithograph is also used as one of a pair of illustrations printed on textile in 1858, as well as the frontispiece to the Thirtieth Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the House of Refuge, the other being "View of the Department for White Children of the House of Refuge." Founded in 1828, the House of Refuge was the first institution in Pennsylvania charged with reforming and educating juveniles accused of delinquency and providing an alternative to prison. These buildings, located between Parrish and Brown Streets between 22nd and 24th Streets, opened in 1850. Original resource at: The Library Company of Philadelphia. Content in English. Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions. 1858 African Americans Children Correctional institutions House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Juvenile detention homes Lithographs United States of America Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia on Stone gdcwdl wdl_09519 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.9519 wdl/wdlpartner/wdllcphilly s-Online Electronic Resource