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(EDUCATION.) Pair of stereoviews of New York's Colored Orphan Asylum. New York, circa 1862 Pair of hand-tinted albumen stereoview prints, each 2¾ x 6 inches, on original plain mounts, with manuscript captions on verso; minor wear. New York's Colored Orphan Asylum was founded by Quaker philanthropists in 1836, and in 1843 moved into a new building on 5th Avenue, just north of where the main branch of New York Public Library stands today. The building was destroyed by a racist mob during the July 1863 New York City draft riots. The children all survived the blaze, although some were beaten by rioters as they escaped. After several name changes and relocations, the institution remains in operation today as the Harlem Dowling--West Side Center for Children & Family Services. One of these images is captioned "Boys Dormitory. A boy reading the Bible to others before retiring," numbered "1" in the negative. It shows an older boy reading to about 12 others, along with some of their beds in a spacious dormitory room. The other is captioned "Infant School, Colored Orphan Asylum," numbered "7" in the negative. It shows about 50 students in auditorium seats while an African-American teacher reads to them from a book. Some views from the series are held in a private collection, but #1, the Boy's Dormitory image offered here, appears to be unknown. Only one other image from this series has appeared at auction, in a Swann sale on 19 April 2016, lot 14.