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Title
Public Gaol, Williamsburg, Virginia
Subject
Public Gaol (Williamsburg, Va.)
Postcards - Virginia - Williamsburg
Block 27. Building 02.
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Public buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Description
Recto and verso of a postcard featuring a view of tourists posing in the pillory outside the Public Gaol. An official Colonial Williamsburg card published by the H.S. Crocker Co., Inc. and postmarked 1962, it depicts a popular gathering place for tourists to commemorate their visit to Colonial Williamsburg. The pillory and stocks have since been moved to a more centralized location outside the Courthouse on Market Square.
According to the caption, "Blackbeard's pirates, captured in 1718, were imprisoned here before being hanged. Debtors and criminals were confined here. Pillory, stocks, and whipping post are favorite camera subjects today. Open daily."
Creator
Colonial Williamsburg, Inc.
Is Part Of
Postcard Collection
Identifier
AVPC-029-R
AVPC-029-V
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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