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"
Anthony and Company
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.)
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
19th centuryphotographyalbumen silver printphotographstereograph (albumen)photographic process
About
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.
