tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post1088855115918927019..comments2024-03-28T05:18:25.792-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The 1884 German Dispensary (Ottendorfer Clinic) - No. 137 2nd AvenueTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-88122236355224056762020-11-06T10:30:50.653-08:002020-11-06T10:30:50.653-08:00German immigrants formed several shooting clubs, o...German immigrants formed several shooting clubs, or Schuetzen Gesellshafts, during that period. Shooting contests were a popular recreation among the German community. It appears that the dispensary either hosted a tournament, or sponsored a prize, resulting in the medal you have.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-35012330710978934272020-11-06T10:09:54.256-08:002020-11-06T10:09:54.256-08:00I have a medal that was given July 4-5 1886 that i...I have a medal that was given July 4-5 1886 that is inscribed with the name of this hospital and dispensary. The medal is for a national festival sharp shooter event. I would love to know more about that if you have any info. I am happy to send a pic as well,<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18271934815644159588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-6259549456774689002011-05-29T23:39:05.549-07:002011-05-29T23:39:05.549-07:00You may have just answered one of my family histor...You may have just answered one of my family history mysteries. My German-born Gr-gr-grandfather was an MD who was living in this part of NYC in 1884 (naturalization papers), and I've always wondered where he might have worked, why he was living there rather than with his wife and children in Bayside. From 1904 until his death in 1915 he worked in a TB sanitorium somewhere, but family story is that he doctored to the indigent. <br /><br />Seems possible that this is where he was doing whatever he was doing in the mid-late 1880s. Interesting! Thank you so much for the information!Rebeccanoreply@blogger.com