July 11, 2025
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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December 15, 2021 6 Comments
Reginald Manning enjoyed a career in drawing editorial and humorous cartoons that lasted more than sixty years. For those who remember his work, you can reminisce about the times he made you cry (or cuss), smile (or frown), or just simply laugh at the ridiculous moments in life which he forced you to remember (or forget). The rest of us can collect his postcards.