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Borowitz True Crime Digital Collection
Postcard: New York: New York City, Prison (the Tombs)
Borowitz True Crime Digital Collection
Postcard: New York: New York City, Prison (the Tombs)
| Title |
Postcard: New York: New York City, Prison (the Tombs) |
| Publisher |
H. Finkelstein & Son The American Art Publishing Co. |
| Date |
1914 |
| Time Period |
20th century |
| Description |
Postcard featuring an image of the exterior of the City Prison (The Tombs), New York City. Caption: "City Prison, known as "The Tombs," is located on the corner of Leonard and Centre Streets, a dismal structure of Egyptian architecture where prisoners are held pending trial, connected to Criminal Courts Building by the famous "Bridge of Sighs," which forms an arch between the two buildings over Franklin Street." |
| 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 |
Jails, Prisons |
| Provenance |
Prison Postcards collection |
| Genre/Format |
postcards |
| Geographical Location |
United States. New York |
