Carriage at Newgate Prison, East Granby
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Datelate 19th century
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 5/8 x 6 5/8in. (11.7 x 16.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/8 x 6 5/8in. (11.7 x 16.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/8 x 6 5/8in. (11.7 x 16.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Clifford T. Alderman
DescriptionPart of a horse-drawn buggy is visible in the left foreground. The ruined walls of a prison complex are in the background, beyond a grassy lawn. Vines, probably ivy, grow on the wall at the left. A frame house and stone guardhouse are at the right. Evergreen trees, probably pine trees, are behind the prison.
Object number2011.492.2
InscribedOn verso, upper right, in pencil, "EAST Granby, Conn."; in black ink, "Old Newgate Prison"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesBy the late nineteenth century, the ruins of Old Newgate Prison in East Granby had become a popular tourist destination. A carriage used by visitors to reach the prison is the left of this photograph.On View
Not on view
ca. 1950