Vintage prison photos from across America
These vintage prison photos and prints from across America aren’t just black-and-white images, they are a direct line to a forgotten past hidden behind high walls and locked gates. Let’s explore some of these old prisons photos that shows a visual history that is as compelling as it is haunting.
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Windsor Prison
Windsor Prison, about 1865
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Guatemala Prison
Guatemala prison, photo taken around 1875–1876.
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Castle Thunder – Confederate Prison.
Castle Thunder prison in Richmond, Virginia. photo taken around 1865–1875.
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Prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photo taken about 1870.
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State Prison, Boston
Chain Shop in State Prison, Boston. 1870.
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New York State Prison
Engine Room in New York state prison, June 1875.
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Sing Sing Prison, New York
Sing Sing Prison Dining hall, photo taken around 1860s.
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Massachusetts State Prison
Prison Yard at dinner time, about 1865.
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State Prison, San Quentin
Guard post in San Quentin state prison.
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Beatrice Cenci in Prison
Ilusstration of Beatrice Cenci in Prison, 1865.
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Sing Sing Prison Main Hall
Interior view of the Main Hall of Prison, east side, which is 6 stories high, and contains 600 cells.
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New State’s Prison, Concord, Mass
Interior of a cell.
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Prisoners
Rebel Prisoners, Gettysburgh.
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Female Prisoners, Sing, Sing, N.Y.
Female Prisoners in Sing Sing prison N.Y.
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