Interior View of the Main Hall of Prison, East Side, which is 6 Stories High, and Contains 600 Cells, No. 4318 from the series "Sing Sing Prison Views"

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1860/69

Anthony & Company
American, active 1848–1901

Text printed on reverse of stereocard:

Interior view of the Main Hall of Prison, east side, which is 6 stories high, and contains 600 cells.

The Prison is built of white marble, was commenced 1825, is 6 stories high, 480 ft. long, 44 ft. wide, and contains 1200 cells.
Gaylord J. Clark, James K. Bates, David V. Foreest. Inspector of State Prisons, 1865. Stephan H. Johnson, Agent.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Photography and Media

Artist: Anthony and Company (Publisher)
Title: Interior View of the Main Hall of Prison, East Side, which is 6 Stories High, and Contains 600 Cells, No. 4318 from the series "Sing Sing Prison Views"
Place: United States (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1860–1869
Medium: Albumen print, stere
Dimensions: Each image: 7.5 × 7.7 cm (3 × 3 1/16 in.); Card: 8.2 × 17 cm (3 1/4 × 6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Harold Allen
Reference Number: 1976.695
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