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Charlestown Prison
Artist unidentified
Photo © 2000 John Bigelow Taylor
Charlestown Prison
Charlestown Prison
Artist unidentified
Photo © 2000 John Bigelow Taylor
Charlestown Prison Artist unidentified Photo © 2000 John Bigelow Taylor
Photo © 2000 John Bigelow Taylor, New York
Record Details

Charlestown Prison

Place/RegionBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Datec. 1851
MediumWatercolor, pencil, ink on paper
Dimensions15 1/2 x 20 1/2 "
Frame: 26 3/8 x 30 1/8 x 1 "
Credit LineGift of Ralph Esmerian
Accession number2005.8.12
ClassificationDrawings
CopyrightThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain.
On View
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Photo © 2000 John Bigelow Taylor
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