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Title
Penitentiary, Blackwell's Island.
Additional title: American scenery.
Collection

Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

United States

States

New York

New York City

Stereoscopic views of prisons in New York City.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1850 - 1930 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFY Dennis Coll 91-F213
Topics
New York (State)
New York (N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Jails -- New York (State) -- New York
Prison facilities -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Stereographs
Photographs
Notes
Content: Includes views by Anthony, Alfred S. Campbell, C. W. Woodward and other photographers and publishers.
Content: Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Content: Title devised by cataloger.
Content: Views of the Tombs, including views of the courtyard and the "Bridge of Sighs" and views of the penitentiary on Blackwell's Island, including garden in foreground. Some views duplicated.
Physical Description
Albumen prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG91-F213
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11708067
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1f208390-c559-012f-ac76-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1850: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Penitentiary, Blackwell's Island." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 - 1930. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-eaa8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Penitentiary, Blackwell's Island." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 13, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-eaa8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1850 - 1930). Penitentiary, Blackwell's Island. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-eaa8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Penitentiary, Blackwell's Island.