Tim and Tige lived and played on East 48th Street near First Avenue, pictured here in 1915. This neighborhood was razed to make way for the United Nations Plaza in 1948. NYPL Digital Collections When we left Part I of this Old New York dog tale, little Tim Leahy had just been separated from his […]
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1896: Tige, the Newfoundland of Mount Loretto Orphanage for Boys in Staten Island, Part II
Posted: 13th May 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: Bennett Farm, Father Drumgoole, Father James Dougherty, Mount Loretto, New York History, Staten Island history, Tim Leahy
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1896: Tige, the Newfoundland of the Mount Loretto Orphanage for Boys in Staten Island, Part I
Posted: 8th May 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: 400 East 48th Street, Father John Christopher Drumgoole, Julia Kelley, Mission of the Immaculate Virgin, Mount Loretto, New York History, Tim Leahy
Tim Leahy was only seven years old when his father died and his mother ran away and left him on his own. With no other living relatives in his homeland of Ireland, he was put on a ship and sent to live with a great aunt in New York City. Great Aunt Julia Kelley was […]
1887: Punch and Chico, the Photogenic Dogs of Alice Austen That Lived Where History Was Made, Part II
Posted: 20th February 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: Alice Austen, Gertrude Tate, New York History, Staten Island Poor Farm, Stephen Martineau
Chico and Punch, the two pampered pooches of photographer Alice Austen, on the porch of Clear Comfort, the 17th-century farmhouse on Staten Island where Alice spent most of her life. Chico and Punch lived with Alice for about 15 years, during which time she took many photos of them. Alice took this photograph in 1893. […]
