Castner Scrapbook v.19, Disasters, Criminal Prisons 1, page 22
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook Collection
Item Info
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Item 1, entire page: Image of the Eastern State Penitentiary, at 2027 Fairmount Avenue. It was designed in 1821 by architect John Haviland, and was in operation from 1829-1971. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965. The 10-acre property was conceived as a penitentiary--a "separate system" of imprisonment--as distinguised from the traditional "congregate" system. Initially intended to promote introspection and atonement through solitary confinement, the widely-copied design and philosophy were eventually abandoned at Eastern State in 1913, as inhumane and unsuccessful; the prison closed altogether in 1971. During a period of disuse, the property was considered for redevelopment, but in 1988, a neighborhood task force successfully stopped it, and in 1994, the Eastern State Penitientiary Historic Site opened to the public for history tours. Lithograph in color, drawn "From Nature & on Stone" by George Lehman, published by Childs & Lehman, and lithographed by Childs & Inman; 29.5 x 24 cm, 1833.
Creation Year: 1845
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.172655
Geocode Latitude:39.968368
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.19
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
George Lehman - Artist
Childs & Inman - Lithographer
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