Life and Death on the West Side, an Account Prepared and printed for Leaders in Public and Private Life.

Published by West Side Hospital & Dispensary, 1938

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Life and Death on the West Side, an Account Prepared and printed for Leaders in Public and Private Life. New York, 1933. On reverse title we see copyright 1938 by West Side Hospital & Dispensary. 11"x 8.5", 40pp, with 16 full-page illustrations including 10 interesting social statement photos. Other credits for the production of the pamphlet include: Philip D. Gendreau (some partial credit for photos looks like Gendreau was quite prolific and did a lot of work in the City) and Robert Keith Leavitt (copy and design, who was quite the researcher and writer, and evidently was a master (Sherlock) Holmesian). The pamphlet is bound in stiff undecorated wrappers. [++] Provenance: Library of Congress, with their surplus stamp on rear cover, 10mm "LC" perforated stamp at the bottom of the title page, and 10x5mm "Pamphlet Collection" rubber stamp on top right corner of the front cover. Also included: carbon copy of the original LC card catalog card! VG condition. [++] NO copies of this are located in WorldCat, which is a bit surprising. Also there isn't a single mention of this work online. [++] It seems as though this brochure intended to raised money/awareness for the West Side Hospital & Dispensary (founded 1827) partially by telling the plight of the hundred thousand poor people who lived and worked on the West Side where there was also great wealth. The NYC elite whose names are associated with this pamphlet include: Harold W. McGraw, Howard J. Moffett, Bernard Ridder, Frank Kridel, C.H. Thompson, Oswald S; Lowsley, Paul Dineen, Edgar Mayer, Jack Dempsey, Rev. Joeph A. McCaffrey. (Looks like Dempsey was named a trustee of the hospital in 1937.) [++] Evidently a rare work.

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Title
Life and Death on the West Side, an Account Prepared and printed for Leaders in Public and Private Life.
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NO COPIES located in WorldCat--no trace of this work?
Publisher
West Side Hospital & Dispensary
Publication year
1938
Condition
Good
Binding
Soft cover
Item weight
15 ounces
Seller catalogs
Americana, Medicine, Social History

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