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Neponsit Beach Hospital

  • ... that the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor raised money for New York's Neponsit Beach Hospital by distributing pictures of "Smiling Joe", a boy with spinal tuberculosis? Source: NY Times January 29, 1914 "Construction of the new Seaside Hospital at Telawanna Park, Rockaway, has begun. For the building and equipping of the hospital the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor has a fund of $257,000, which was raised seven years ago after a country-wide campaign in which the picture of "Smiling Joe" strapped to a Bradford frame played a prominent part."
    • ALT1:... that in 1961, the disused Neponsit Beach Hospital was transformed into New York City's first municipally operated geriatric facility, the Neponsit Home for the Aged? Source: NY Times September 1, 1961 "The Neponsit Home for the Aged, a Welfare Department center that will provide care for persons unable to provide for themselves, was dedicated yesterday. ... The home ... had been the Neponsit Beach Hospital for tubercular children."

Created by Tdorante10 (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 01:19, 5 September 2017 (UTC).

  • Symbol question.svg Newly created, in time, source checks out, the first hook looks fine, long enough, withing guidelines! QPQ not done. Adityavagarwal (talk) 02:25, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
Template:Re Thanks for the very fast review. I'll have one done by tomorrow. epicgenius (talk) 02:47, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
Template:Ping No hurry! Take your time. Face-smile.svg Adityavagarwal (talk) 03:28, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
Template:Re I have done a QPQ, incidentally of one of your articles. epicgenius (talk) 17:28, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
Symbol confirmed.svg Template:Ping It is good to go! Face-smile.svg Adityavagarwal (talk) 17:35, 5 September 2017 (UTC)