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Postcard: New York: Auburn, State Prison, Electric Chair

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Postcard: New York: Auburn, State Prison, Electric Chair

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Title Postcard: New York: Auburn, State Prison, Electric Chair
Publisher Hamilton's Drug Store
Date 1908
Time Period 20th century
Description Postcard featuring an image of a person strapped to an electric chair. The image is titled, "Waiting."
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.
Duplication Policy http://www.library.kent.edu/special-collections-and-archives/duplication-policy
DPLA Rights Statement http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Format of Original postcard
Subject Capital Punishment
Jails, Prisons
Provenance Prison Postcards collection
Genre/Format postcards
Geographical Location United States. New York

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