The Public Gaol, Williamsburg, Virginia

Dublin Core

Title

The Public Gaol, Williamsburg, Virginia

Subject

Postcards - Virginia - Williamsburg
Public Gaol (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 27. Building 02.
Jails - Virginia - Williamsburg

Description

The Public Gaol, Williamsburg, Virginia. Back of card reads: "The Gaol was built, it is believed, soon after 1715. With the removal of the Capitol to Richmond, the old gaol was given to the city of Williamsburg. "Debtors, criminals and offenders" found that stone walls could and did make a prison in Williamsburg during the greater part of a century."

Creator

Tichnor Bros. Inc.

Is Part Of

Postcard Collection

Format

jpeg

Type

Image

Identifier

AV-97-05-01-R
AV-97-05-01-V

Rights Holder

Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

3.5 x 5.5 inches

Citation

Tichnor Bros. Inc., “The Public Gaol, Williamsburg, Virginia,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed April 20, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/1536.