The Old Tombs Prison, New York

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The Old Tombs Prison, New York
The Old Tombs Prison, New York
Artist/Maker (American, 1905 – 2000)
Date1946
MediumLater gelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Image: 9 1/2 × 7 3/4 in. (24.1 × 19.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2025.30.298
Not on view
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Additional Details

Signature Verso, top middle (black marker): "Todd Webb"
Inscribed Verso, top left (pencil): "C TW-NYC-120.2 3500"
Verso, top left (black marker): "NY810-46-#17"
Verso, top middle (black marker): "The Old Tombs / New York / 1946 / Todd Webb"
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