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Sing Sing Prison Photographs


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of approximately 50 black-and-white photographs depicting scenes, inmates, officials, facilities, and artifacts related to Sing Sing Prison. Subjects include buildings, the electric chair, office interiors, cell interiors and exteriors, automobiles, chapel interior and exterior, prison script, inmates in formation, and cemetery.
Creator:
Title:
Photographs of Sing Sing Prison
Quantity:

0.1 cubic feet

(circa 50 photographs)

Inclusive Dates:
1920-1940
Series Number:
B1514

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of approximately 50 black-and-white photographs depicting scenes, inmates, officials, facilities, and artifacts related to Sing Sing Prison. Subjects include buildings, the electric chair, office interiors, cell interiors and exteriors, automobiles, chapel interior and exterior, prison script, inmates in formation, and cemetery. Several photos are copies of early prints.

Photographs are not captioned and neither individuals nor groups are identified.

Alternate Formats Available

Items Online

Selected photographs in this series have been digitized and are available in State Archives Digital Collections.

New York State Archives Digital Collections

Photographs of Sing Sing Prison, 1920-1940

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

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Detailed Description

Contents Box

Accretion: B1514-97
Execution/Punishment 1
Execution/Punishment 1
Execution/Punishment 1
Execution/Punishment 1
Execution/Punishment 1
Execution/Punishment 1
Exterior Views 1
Exterior Views 1
Exterior Views 1
Exterior Views 1
Exterior Views 1
Exterior Views 1
Exterior Views 1
Exterior Views 1
Exterior Views 1
Exterior Views 1
Exterior Views 1
Guards/Officials 1
Guards/Officials 1
Guards/Officials 1
Guards/Officials 1
Historic Views 1
Historic Views 1
Historic Views 1
Historic Views 1
Historic Views 1
Historic Views 1
Historic Views 1
Historic Views 1
Historic Views 1
Historic Views 1
Historic Views 1
Historic Views 1
Inmates 1
Inmates 1
Interior Views 1
Interior Views 1
Interior Views 1
Interior Views 1
Interior Views 1
Interior Views 1
Interior Views 1
Interior Views 1
Miscellaneous 1
Miscellaneous 1
Miscellaneous 1
Miscellaneous 1
Prison Money (Script) 1
Prison Money (Script) 1