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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"

1860/69
Albumen print, stere
7.5 × 7.7 cm (3 × 3 in)

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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.

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