Soldiers' Home
1875/99
Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Dimensions
Each image: 8.1 × 7.8 cm (3 1/4 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.6 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
Classification
photography
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
198748
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Text printed on reverse of stereocard: This institution was founded after the close of the Mexican war. There are forty-eight rooms in this building, all well arranged for the comfort and convenience of the weather-beaten inmates. Upon its surroundings are several beautiful buildings, one of which was used as a summer residence by President Lincoln. The present number of inmates is about 238, all of whom are well cared for and provided with every necessary comfort of life.