Borowitz True Crime Digital Collection

Postcard: Louisiana: New Orleans, Cabildo

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Postcard: Louisiana: New Orleans, Cabildo

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Title Postcard: Louisiana: New Orleans, Cabildo
Publisher E. C. Kropp Co.
Time Period 20th century
Description Undated postcard featuring an illustration of the courtyard and prison rooms in the Cabildo in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Cabildo was built at the end of the 18th century under Spanish rule. Caption: "The Court Yard and Prison Rooms in the Cabildo at Chartres and St. Peter's Streets. Note the tiers and cells, and the wide galleries around them. The room, with the door standing open on the ground floor, is the cell in which the pirate LaFitte was incarcerated after his capture by the Americans. Later on, his services were accepted by General Jackson and he participated in the Battle of New Orleans, where he covered himself with glory, subsequently receiving a pardon from the Congress of the United States."
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
Provenance Prison Postcards collection
Genre/Format postcards
Geographical Location United States. Louisiana

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