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Gallery
Historical:
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[(4)- left; (12)- top] Nurseries on Randall's Island between 1860s-1880s
(8) The Idiot School - 1867
(10) Women's Hospital on Randall's Island - 1880
(6) Randall's Island's House of Refuge - 1910
(10) Randall's Island's House of Refuge - 1916
(16) Triborough Bridge
(15) Hell Gate Bridge - 1936
(7) One of the many families sent to Randall's Island due to disabilities and mental illnesses. The grandmother (left) is blind, the mother (center behind) is potentially mentally unstable, and the child (center) is neurotic and epileptic.
(14) Baseball fields on Randall's Island during the beginning of Randall Island's recreation- 1934-1945
Contemporary:
(11) Modern-day Randall's Island
(13) The track of Icahn Stadium
(13) Hell Gate Bridge today and one of the many sports fields on the island
(2) Triborough Bridge today and one of the multiple sports fields
(3) This specific pedestrian bridge connects the Bronx to Randall's Island as a mode of transportation between the two.
(1) A casual walking trail for visitors on Randall's Island
(13) Sports fest held at Randall's Island Park
(9) Electric Zoo Music Festival 2019
(5) One of the displays at LuminoCity Festival 2020-2021
(1) aerian00, and Ratret. “Find Trails.” TrailLink, 1 June 2020, www.traillink.com/trail/randalls-island-park-trails/.
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(2) Anderson, Jenny. “On Randalls Island, Private Schools Play Free.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 14 June 2010, www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/nyregion/14randalls.html.
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(3) Conde, Ed García. “Randall's Island Connector Finally Complete Providing The Bronx a Safe and Direct Access to the Island - Welcome2TheBronx™.” Welcome2TheBronx, 16 Jan. 2017, www.welcome2thebronx.com/2015/11/09/randalls-island-connector-finally-complete-providing-the-bronx-a-safe-and-direct-access-to-the-island/.
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(4) Davenport, William Henry. “The Nurseries on Randall's Island.” The New York Public Library Digital Collections, 1867, digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d33a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.
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(5) Frishberg, Hannah. “Chinese Lantern Festival on Randalls Island One of NYC's Only Large Winter Events.” New York Post, New York Post, 27 Nov. 2020, nypost.com/2020/11/27/randalls-island-chinese-lantern-festival-brightens-nyc-winter/.
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(6) “House of Refuge, Randall's Island: Lecture.” NYC Department of Records & Information Services, nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/RECORDSPHOTOUNITARC~22~22~1400379~169833:boe_73109?qvq=q:randall%27s%20island&mi=2&trs=168.
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(7) “Hyman Bachwald, 167 Allen Street, New York. Neurotic and Epileptic. Mother Worked in Factory Previous to Marriage, and While Hyman Was Coming. Her Mentality Is Questioned. The Grandmother Has Been Blind 8 Years. Father Acts Feeble Minded, and Deserted 3 Years Ago. Hyman's Brother (Defective) Is Now on Randalls Island. Mother's Sister Was Also on Randalls Island. The Entire Family Lives in 2 Rooms. Further Data in Their Files; #1767 Nurse Investigator Records, Department of Public Charities. Location: [New York], New York (State).” Library of Congress, loc.gov/pictures/resource/nclc.04885/.
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(8) “The Idiot School.” The New York Public Library Digital Collections, 1867, digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-d6d7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.
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(9) Llinas, Inés Martinez. “Electric Zoo 2019: 107.000 Fans Dance at Randall's Island Park.” We Rave You, We Rave You, 9 Sept. 2019, weraveyou.com/2019/09/electric-zoo-2019-107-000-fans-dance-at-randalls-island-park/.
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(10) Museum of the City of New York, collections.mcny.org/CS.aspx?VP3=DamView&VBID=24UP1GRWQL9ZQ&SMLS=1&RW=1920&RH=969.
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(11) New York Bee Sanctuary. “Randall's Island Park Becomes First New York City Park To Receive BEE SAFE Certification.” New York Bee Sanctuary, New York Bee Sanctuary, 15 Oct. 2018, newyorkbeesanctuary.org/blog/2018/10/15/randalls-island-park-becomes-first-new-york-city-park-to-receive-bee-safe-certification.
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(12) “Nursery Establishment Randall's Island.” The New York Public Library Digital Collections, digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-280d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.
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(13) “Randall's Island Park.” Randall's Island Park : NYC Parks, nycgovparks.org/parks/randalls-island/photos.
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(14) “Randall's Islands Baseball Fields - Panoramic View.” NYC Department of Records & Information Services, nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/RECORDSPHOTOUNITMAY~2~2~7278~102099:fhl_0120?qvq=q:randall%27s%20island&mi=1&trs=168.
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(15) Sperr, Percy Loomis. “Bridges - Hell Gate Bridge - [The Bridge Begins at Port Norris, Bronx, Spanning Ward's and Randall's Islands, to Astoria, Queens.].” The New York Public Library Digital Collections, 1936, digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-9149-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.
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(16) “Triborough Bridge from Randall's Island.” NYC Department of Records & Information Services, nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/RECORDSPHOTOUNITARC~15~15~440815~106548:mac_0087?qvq=q:randall%27s%20island&mi=30&trs=168.