Stocks at the Public Gaol, Wiliamsburg, Va.
Dublin Core
Title
Stocks at the Public Gaol, Wiliamsburg, Va.
Subject
Public Gaol (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 27. Building 02.
Postcards - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Recto and verso of postcard featuring a view of the stocks and pillory when they were located outside the Public Gaol. The platform provided a popular photo opportunity for early tourists to Colonial Williamsburg, Now re-located to Market Square, the replicas of 18th-century methods of punishment remain a favorite camera subject.
Back of postcard reads: "The Public Gaol, 1701-1704. This building dates from the beginning of the eighteenth- century and has been restored on its original foundations. It includes part of the original structure. The findings of archaeological and documentary research furnished a very complete record for guidance for restoring this unusual structure."
Back of postcard reads: "The Public Gaol, 1701-1704. This building dates from the beginning of the eighteenth- century and has been restored on its original foundations. It includes part of the original structure. The findings of archaeological and documentary research furnished a very complete record for guidance for restoring this unusual structure."
Creator
Tichnor Bros. Inc.
Is Part Of
Postcard Collection
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
AV-2000-02-77-R
AV-2000-02-77-V
AV-2000-02-77-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
Tichnor Bros. Inc., “Stocks at the Public Gaol, Wiliamsburg, Va.,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed November 17, 2025, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/1256.