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Old Capitol Prison, Washington
William Pywell, Alexander Gardnerabout 1865
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
View of the Old Capitol Prison in Washington. The brick building, the lower half of which is painted white, sits at an intersection at the end of a row of buildings that line the street. A small crowd of men and women gathers at the front entrance beneath an awning. A horse-drawn carriage stands in the street in front of the entrance.
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Details
- Title: Old Capitol Prison, Washington
- Creator: William R. Pywell, Alexander Gardner
- Date Created: about 1865
- Location Created: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Physical Dimensions: 17.7 × 22.9 cm (6 15/16 × 9 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 84.XO.944.2.2.40
- Culture: American
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: William R. Pywell (American, 1843 - 1886) Alexander Gardner (American, born Scotland, 1821 - 1882)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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