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A close look at New York’s North Brother Island - slideshow



Since being closed in 1963, North Brother Island is only home to protected wildlife - Ian Ference/Barcroft Media - © Ian Ference/Barcroft Media A bathtub in the west wing of the tuberculosis pavilion - Ian Ference/Barcroft Media A spiral staircase remains in the crumbling floorboards - Ian Ference/Barcroft Media The decaying examination table in the morgue - Ian Ference/Barcroft Media A piece of machinery left to rot since the abandonment in 1963 - © Ian Ference/Barcroft Media A physician's lodging in the doctor's cottage - Ian Ference/Barcroft Media Inside the boys' dormitory; most of the books were cast-offs from Queens Public Library. - Ian Ference/Barcroft Media Each dormitory room inside the nurses' building contained a small sink and shelving unit, pictured here - © Ian Ference/Barcroft Media North Brother Island while it was still operational circa 1937 - Library of Congress The original healthy typhoid carrier in the U.S, Typhoid Mary (right) poses with a nurse at one of the hospitals in which she was kept. - Daily Mail

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