Workhouse on Blackwell's Island Just Locked Up
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Title
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Workhouse on Blackwell's Island Just Locked Up
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Description
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This etching depicts five male inmates in the workhouse on Blackwell's Island, inside a single cell. Their differing expressions and unknown backgrounds raise questions as to how they found themselves together on Blackwell's Island.
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Creator
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
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Publisher
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The New York Public Library
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Date
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1866
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Type
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Still Image
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Format
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JPG
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Language
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English
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Identifier
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Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ae3b0720-c55b-012f-d6f9-58d385a7bc34
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NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17097727
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Subject
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Prisoners
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Cell
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Workhouse
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Diversity
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Inmate
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Place
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New York City
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Temporal Coverage
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19th Century
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Rights
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Public Domain
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transcription
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Just locked up.
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content
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This etching depicts five male inmates locked in a cell.
