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 prison photos that shows a visual history that is as compelling as it is haunting.
Windsor Prison
Windsor Prison, about 1865
Guatemala Prison
Guatemala prison, photo taken around 1875–1876.
Castle Thunder – Confederate Prison
Castle Thunder prison in Richmond, Virginia. photo taken around 1865–1875.
Prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photo taken about 1870.
State Prison, Boston
Chain Shop in State Prison, Boston. 1870.
New York State Prison
Engine Room in New York state prison, June 1875.
Sing Sing Prison, New York
Sing Sing Prison Dining hall, photo taken around 1860s.
Massachusetts State Prison
Prison Yard at dinner time, about 1865.
State Prison, San Quentin
Guard post in San Quentin state prison.
Beatrice Cenci in Prison
Illustration of Beatrice Cenci in Prison, 1865.
Sing Sing Prison Main Hall
Interior view of the Main Hall of Prison, east side, which is six stories high and contains 600 cells.
New State’s Prison, Concord, Mass
Interior of a cell.
Prisoners
Rebel Prisoners, Gettysburgh.
Female Prisoners, Sing, Sing, N.Y.
Female Prisoners in Sing Sing prison N.Y.
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