Borowitz True Crime Digital Collection

Postcard: Virginia: Richmond, Libby Prison

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Postcard: Virginia: Richmond, Libby Prison

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Item Information

Title Postcard: Virginia: Richmond, Libby Prison
Date 1912
Time Period 20th century
Description Postcard featuring an image of the exterior of Libby Prison. Caption: "63181 - Old Libby Prison. It was in this famous building which stood at the corner of 20th and Cary Streets, that thousands of Federal officers were imprisoned during the war. There were many thrilling escapes made from its walls, on one occasion as many as nineteen successfully escaped by tunnelling under its walls. Was dismantled in 1893, re-erected in Chicago for exhibition purposes during the World's Fair, and is now located there."
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. Virginia

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