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Charities, Virginia Day Nursery.

The exterior from across the street of the Virginia Day Nursery at 632 5th Street between Avenue B and Avenue C; ice cream/cigar store and Hebrew School visible in adjacent buildings.

IMAGE DATE1906
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Virginia day Nursery ca. 1906 Founded in 1879, the Virginia Day Nursery cared for the children of working single mothers from the immigrant communities of the Lower East Side. This photograph was taken at the nursery's East 5th Street location, built in 1901. The Virginia Day Nursery remains active today at its East 10th Street location, with 67 children of lower-income working or student parents, and a therapeutic program for children with special needs.

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