Debtor's Cell of the Public Gaol, Williamsburg, Virginia
Dublin Core
Title
Debtor's Cell of the Public Gaol, Williamsburg, Virginia
Subject
Public Gaol (Williamsburg, Va.)
Postcards - Virginia - Williamsburg
Block 27. Building 02.
Public buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Recto and verso of a postcard featuring an interior view of a prisoner's cell within the Public Gaol. The Albertype Co. of Brooklyn, NY produced some of the earliest official postcards for Colonial Williamsburg. This one promoted the newly restored Public Gaol after it opened as an exhibition building in 1936.
The caption reads: "Built about 1710. About ten years later an addition was made, called the General Court Prison for Debtors, containing such cells as these."
The caption reads: "Built about 1710. About ten years later an addition was made, called the General Court Prison for Debtors, containing such cells as these."
Creator
Albertype Co.
Date
1930s
Is Part Of
Postcard Collection
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
AVPC-121-R
AVPC-121-V
AVPC-121-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
Collection
Citation
Albertype Co., “Debtor's Cell of the Public Gaol, Williamsburg, Virginia,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed April 24, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/702.