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"

Description

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.

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

1860/69

Accession Number

143718

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.)

Classification

stereograph (albumen)

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Harold Allen