July 10, 2026
Tag: Ossining
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Inside Sing Sing Prison and The Mutual Welfare League
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Forty miles north of New York City, “up the Hudson River,” Sing Sing Prison got a new warden in 1915. Thomas Mott Osborne ushered in a wave of penal reform. Out went the lockstep, in came (limited) prisoner self-governance. T. Fred Robbins, a nearby photographer and constable, was allowed to document many of the changes…
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December 14, 2025 6 Comments
The backstory of Postcard History is often obscured by the lack of information and that information is often hard to find. Who published the cards featuring Jewish stereotypes in the early 20th century has been a mystery. But, now we know the answer.