The Tombs, New York – Historic Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of The Tombs, New York. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The Tombs, New York
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The Tombs, the city jail on center Street in lower Manhattan, takes its nickname from its heavy, Egyptian-style facade. Completed in 1838 to a design by John Haviland, the architect of Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary, it held people awaiting trial and became known over the following decades for overcrowding and harsh conditions. This c1905 view comes from the Detroit Publishing Company, whose photographers produced views of American cities and landmarks for sale to the public, so the picture records how the building looked to the visitors and residents of its day.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | 2758 G" on negative. Corresponding glass transparency (same series code) available on videodisc frame 1A-30342. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018535. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | Prisons.United States--New York (State)--New York. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 797 × 980 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-62045 |
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