March 11, 2026
Tag: prison
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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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May 29, 2025 4 Comments
Famous New York City landmarks and scenes continue to be of interest to view-collectors of many genres, including architecture, social history, art, and culture. Of interest is, many collectors do not live there.