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| View Original: | The Eastern State Penitentiary is a former American prison located on 2027 Farimount Avenue between Corinthian Avenue and North 22nd Street in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania LCCN2011631287.tif.tiff (5777x7451) | |||
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| Keywords: The Eastern State Penitentiary is a former American prison located on 2027 Farimount Avenue between Corinthian Avenue and North 22nd Street in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania LCCN2011631287.tif 1 transparency color ; 4 x 5 in or smaller Notes Credit line Photographs in the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Forms part of the Selects Series in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Gift and purchase; Carol M Highsmith; 2011; DLC/PP-2011 124 ; The penitentiary was operational from 1829 until 1971 Notorious criminals such as bank robber Willie Sutton and Al Capone were held inside its unique wagon wheel design When the building was erected it was the largest and most expensive public structure ever constructed quickly becoming a model for more than 300 prisons worldwide ; Title date and keywords provided by the photographer ; Digital image produced by Carol M Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images between 1980 2006 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2011631287 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/13000/13093a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 13093 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 13093 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||