View of the Watch Box in the Prison, View of a Cell in the Prison, and Stone-Cutting Department of the Massachusetts State Prison

Item Information

Title:
View of the Watch Box in the Prison, View of a Cell in the Prison, and Stone-Cutting Department of the Massachusetts State Prison
Description:
From Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, March 26, 1853, page 197. Shows what the interior of the prison looks like, including prisoners at work cutting stone.
Engraver:
Brown, Samuel E., -approximately 1860
Date:
1853
Format:
Prints
Genre:
prints (visual works)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
GC002: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
Subjects:
state prisons (buildings)
prisoners
stonecutting
watchtowers
cells (interior spaces)
interior views
Places:
Suffolk (county) > Boston > Charlestown
Massachusetts State Prison
Extent:
1 newspaper sheet
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/196806
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Mr. L.W. Jenkins, 1922
Identifier:
196806
Call #:
GC002.01.MA.4200.003