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The prison library at the Tombs, New York City, established by Miss Linda Gilbert

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Title
The prison library at the Tombs, New York City, established by Miss Linda Gilbert
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

New York City -- Prisons

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1874
Topics
Furnishings
Prisons -- New York (State) -- New York
Librarians
Gilbert, Linda, 1847-1895
Bookstacks -- New York (State) -- New York
Prison libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
Halls of Justice (New York, N.Y.) -- 1870-1879
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Written on border: "Sept. 19, 1874."
Source note: Leslie's Weekly. (New York : Frank Leslie, 1855-1922)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 14 x 25 cm. (5 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17539642
Barcode: 33333159172754
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9362af90-c55f-012f-e26f-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1874: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The New York Public Library. "The prison library at the Tombs, New York City, established by Miss Linda Gilbert" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1874. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-279f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. "The prison library at the Tombs, New York City, established by Miss Linda Gilbert" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-279f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. (1874). The prison library at the Tombs, New York City, established by Miss Linda Gilbert Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-279f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The prison library at the Tombs, New York City, established by Miss Linda Gilbert