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Borowitz True Crime Digital Collection
Postcard: Virginia: Richmond, Libby Prison
Borowitz True Crime Digital Collection
Postcard: Virginia: Richmond, Libby Prison
| Title |
Postcard: Virginia: Richmond, Libby Prison |
| Publisher |
J. P. Bell Company |
| Time Period |
20th century |
| Description |
Undated postcard featuring an image of the exterior of Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. Caption: "Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia, was a large building named for its owner, who used it as a ship chandlery before the Civil War. During the War it became famous as a Confederate prison, in which many Federal officers and men were confined." |
| 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. Virginia |
