January 22, 2026
Tag: sing sing
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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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November 21, 2024 7 Comments
This set of 12 cards is the result of work done by the Royal Mail of the UK to identify the most popular characters in British children’s literature. The stamps and postcards are designed to “Send a Little Happiness” to family and friends.