Debtor's Cell, Colony Gaol, Williamsburg, Va.
Dublin Core
Title
Debtor's Cell, Colony Gaol, Williamsburg, Va.
Subject
Public Gaol (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 27. Building 02.
Lantern slides - Hand-colored -1930-1940
Lincoln, F.S.
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Opened as an exhibition building in April 1936, the Public Gaol is one of eighty-eight original buildings in the Historic Area that have been restored to their eighteenth-century appearance. Criminals ranging from debtors to pirates were confined in the cells to await their trials. Punishments for more minor offenses included time spent in the pillory or stocks outside where bystanders could heckle the offenders.
Creator
Lincoln, F.S.
Date
1935
Is Part Of
Peter Hornbeck Lantern Slides Collection, AV-2000.9, Box 2
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
HLS-72
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Lantern Slide
Physical Dimensions
3.25 x 4 inches
Collection
Citation
Lincoln, F.S., “Debtor's Cell, Colony Gaol, Williamsburg, Va.,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed February 8, 2025, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/1128.