Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Actors Fund Home] |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Photographer |
Simonson, Frederick M. |
Date |
ca. 1914 |
Collection |
Staten Island Geographic Collection |
Description |
Original B&W print. Front view the Actors Fund Home on Clove Road in West New Brighton, Staten Island. It is a large Tudor style building with a center turret. An entrance gate is at left. Several large trees are in front of the building. Two men stand on the sidewalk at left. (Keywords: New York City, Early Twentieth Century) |
Print size |
5 x 7 |
Acquisition |
Collection of the Staten Island Historical Society |
Ownership and History |
The Actors Fund was established in 1882 as a charity to provide assistance to men and women in the theatrical profession. In 1902, the Actors Fund Home for retired entertainers opened on Staten Island. The home was relocated to Englewood, New Jersey, in 1928, and is still in operation as an assisted living and nursing care facility called The Lillian Booth Actors Home of The Actors Fund. |
Earliest Date |
1910 |
Latest Date |
1915 |
Subjects |
Actors Nursing homes |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
PH01.0036 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, March 2015. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |