Borowitz True Crime Digital Collection

Postcard: Arizona: Old Territorial Prison, Yuma

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Postcard: Arizona: Old Territorial Prison, Yuma

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Title Postcard: Arizona: Old Territorial Prison, Yuma
Publisher Curteich-Chicago
Date 1942
Time Period 20th century
Description Postcard featuring an illustration of the Old Territorial Prison at Yuma, Arizona. Front caption: "Portion of Ruins of Old Territorial Prison at Yuma, Arizona." Back caption: "Yuma Territorial Prison was built in 1875 as a first attempt by the outraged citizenry to cope with the lawlessness rampant throughout Arizona Territory. The prison was removed to Florence in 1907. Cell blocks and mess hall standing on Prison Hill now house a museum of mementos of the wilder West."
General Subject Area Crime
Extent 1 postcard
Institution Kent State University
Repository Special Collections and Archives
Finding aid title Finding Aid for the Prison Postcards collection
Access Rights This digital object is owned by Kent State University and may be protected by U.S. Copyright law (Title 17, USC). Please include proper citation and credit for use of this item. Use in publications or productions is prohibited without written permission from Kent State University. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives for more information.
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Format of Original postcard
Subject Jails, Prisons
Wild West
Provenance Prison Postcards collection
Genre/Format postcards
Geographical Location United States. Arizona

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