Welcome to Corridor No. 9, looking west.
The east-west corridor which links all of the buildings in the contagious disease hospital complex on Island No. 3, corridor No. 9 was completed in 1909 as an open passage of stuccoed brick piers spanned by met... More
Battered roof of the Laboratory/Pharmacy
This is the roof of one of the outbuildings on Island 3 that has several names: The Office Building, The Pharmacist’s House, The Medical Laboratory, or just The Laboratory, and The Nurse’s Quarters, depending o... More
This is part of the “Covered Way”, or long corridor on Island 3, looki...
“All of the buildings are connected by means of corridors and covered ways so that persons, baggage and necessary supplies may be transported from one building to another in an efficient manner without exposure... More
Flygplan Ö 3 på flygfält Malmen.
Flygplan Ö 3 på flygfält Malmen.
The hospital morgue, Island 3 - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
This morgue was added in 1936, this is a room behind the powerhouse and next to the mattress sterilizer on Island 3. The previous morgue was in a small building near the Pharmacist’s house. This morgue also has... More
This morgue was added in 1936, this is a room behind the powerhouse an...
Right next to the Island 3 Powerhouse, this short corridor off the main one also included a small kitchen and dining area for the staff, before the morgue was added in 1936. Upstairs there were quarters for the... More
Psychiatric Ward, Island 3: stairs to the second floor.
A former “Measles Ward”, this building was converted to hold difficult, and sometimes psychotic, patients. The door is steel and has a small, safety glass window, the stairs have a protective wire mesh along th... More
Psychiatric ward, south entrance and reading room, Island 3.
(NPS Photo) Public domain photograph - immigration to the United States, immigrants, Ellis Island, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The ravages of time and nature have left their marks on the Psychiatri...
This hallway has been cleaned; all of the loose and peeling lead paint has been removed, as have asbestos ceiling tiles. The wooden floor has been exposed by the removal of the asbestos floor tiles, although th... More
First floor hallway in the Psychiatric ward on Island 3.
In this view from the entry door, you can see the separate rooms on either side, this was a total lockdown, one person to a room, ward. (NPS Photo)
Nurse’s Station, Psychiatric ward, second floor, Island 3.
The duty nurse could monitor the patients in the ward from a safe place; there was a window in the wall on the right, and a toilet in the open area, to the left, near the window, and a locked door to the room. ... More
1st floor laboratory in Pharmacist’s house, also known as “The Laborat...
The United States Public Health Service (USPHS) pharmacist lived upstairs in this house to allow for 24/7 coverage of medicinal needs in the hospitals. The United States Public Health Service was a Para-militar... More
1st Floor Parlor, Staff House, Island 3.
The Staff house was usually the quarters for the Chief Surgeon and the Chief Psychiatric officers, and their families. The 2 families lived side by side, but led separate lives. They had separate kitchens and p... More
View of one of the Psychiatric Wards on Island 3.
(As seen from the short corridor in the previous photo.) Island 3 was kept very green: nicely trimmed lawns, shade trees and lots of flowering plants especially the areas between the buildings and wards. The bu... More
Near the eastern end of the covered way/corridor on Island 3.
The door in front of you opens onto the Upper Bay of New York Harbor, and you have a great view of the Statue of Liberty. Make a right and you head into the last of the Isolation Wards, and Library. There is a ... More
Entrance to the Psychiatric Ward, 2nd Floor, Island 3
The door is made of steel, and there are 9 small panes of glass, frosted and wired, to prevent breakage that could allow an escape. (NPS Photo)