No. 5. Archway, showing more of wardens house, Newgate Prison

Description (Brief):

black and white stereograph mounted on orange cardstock; photograph by W.L. Upson; Views of / Old Newgate Prison / Granby, CT. / No. 5. do, showing more of wardens house / The number of this picture is marked with red ink. / Underneath the old prison buildings is quite an extensive copper mine which was probably worked during Connecticuts' colonial days. The tunnels and galleries extend a long distance under the ground. A visit to this historical place will repay you. / W.L. UPSON, 335 Cook Avenue, Meriden, Ct.; remnants of old stone archway, man leaning against stone on left and man seated against stone arch on right; unpaved path extending from foreground to back through center of image; brick building with open door partially visible in background

Date Made: mid-late 1800s

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, GranbyAssociated Place: United States: Connecticut, Meriden

Subject: Men, Prisons

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2012.3033.0729Nonaccession Number: 2012.3033Catalog Number: 2012.3033.0729

Object Name: stereograph

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 4 in x 7 in; 10.16 cm x 17.78 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-4b07-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1899849

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