Postcard
Entrance to Prison
| Text on front reads: "Entrance to Prison, Waupun, Wis." Main entrance of the Waupun State Prison, built in 1854. Beyond the prison gates is the tower of the Gothic Revival main building. The walls are cut limestone with wrought iron gates and grills. The prison housed adult men and women until 1933, when a separate women's prison was built. |
| Image ID: | 150907 |
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| Creation Date: | after 1907 |
| Creator Name: | Johnson, Stanley |
| City: | Waupun |
| County: | Fond du Lac |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s |
| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 2744 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3.5 x 5.5 inches |
| Divided back. |
| Architectural details |
| Decoration and ornament |
| Cities and towns |
| Sidewalks |
| Prisons |
| Outdoor photography |
| Stone buildings |
| Stone walls |
| Trees |
| Metal-work |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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