Eastern Penitentiary #2
by Marcia Lee Jones
Title
Eastern Penitentiary #2
Artist
Marcia Lee Jones
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cell blocks and empty guard towers.
Known for its grand architecture and strict discipline, this was the world first true penitentiary a prison designed to inspire penitence, or true regret, in the hearts of convicts.
Its vaulted, sky-lit cells once held many of America�s most notorious criminals, including bank robber �Slick Willie� Sutton and Al Capone
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June 26th, 2015
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Dr Pat Gehr
Powerfully haunting image capture drawing one into the atmosphere and stirring the imagination of historical occurrences in earlier days... l/f
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