The Tombs NYC prison horrors...
Item # 602520
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THE WORLD, New York City, December 17, 1872
- The Tombs prison
- Manhattan Detention Complex
Page 2 has one column headings: "THE TOMBS AS IT IS" "A Visit To The City Prison--The Treatment Of Prisoners" "Bad Ventilation And Heating" Nice to have in this NYC title
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little margin wear, otherwise good.
Category: Post-Civil War
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100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.
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