Libby prison"" – Vintage Print
![Libby prison"", [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/21/215154834ef3-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Libby prison""
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Libby Prison was a converted Richmond warehouse on Cary Street that the Confederate government used to hold captured Union officers during the Civil War. Its crowded upper floors and scarce food made it one of the most feared prisons of the conflict, and in February 1864 a large group of prisoners tunneled out, one of the war's most celebrated escapes. The shelflist card associates this print with the Baltimore firm Hoen & Co., a lithography house that produced many war-era views and popular images. The card also notes a copyright deposit date, though no year is recorded.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on shelflist card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Hoen & Co. check Barbara there is a second card for Libby Prison"; it has the following information"Copyright Deposit: March 31 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,370 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115187 |
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