Prison postcards: NYCHS Sampling #4 of Bill Hecht's Auburn images

From Bill Hecht's
Auburn Images Treasury:
Page 4 of 6
NY Correction History Society
samplings from his treasure trove
of Auburn historical images.

Penitentiary
Postcards The New York Correction History Society is honored to be permitted to present the following NYCHS sampling of Auburn Prison-related entries from Bill Hecht's treasury of thousands of Cayuga County images on the Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project site.
The first 12 postcard versions shown on this NYCHS sampling page have been reduced to 300 points width and 72 dpi resolution. Click a 300-pt. wide image to access 640-pt. wide NYCHS version. Please use your browser's "back" button to return to this page.
To access a Bill Hecht's full original (some are multi-megabytes large) from among these first 12, click on the image's underlined Hecht jpg file # provided. Please use your browser's "back" button to return to this page.
For the last postcard - a 5-images-in-1 combo card -- click on any its images to access the Hecht original.
In mounting his original images on the web, Hecht has received significant assistance from Bernie Corcoran, coordinator of the Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project. Hecht's full-size scans -- of historical maps and texts, old photographs, vintage postcards and illustrations, newspaper clippings and special issues, gazetteers, and directories -- are accessible there.

"Front view showing entrance." Note tracks, trolley.
Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5968
Note tracks and river span.
Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5972

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Note river span.
Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5967
"Wall and Front." Note river span, tracks.
Hecht #: pictures59/5955

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Note two people on front lawn.
Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5953
Hand-written message reads:
"Where I am stopping for the summer."
Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5956

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"Main Entrance."
Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5952
"Mutual Welfare League Office."
Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5969

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"Chair Shop."
Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5970
"Air View by Ewing Galloway."
Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5966

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Another "Air View by Ewing Galloway."
Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5965.jpg
Black and white version of same
"Air View by Ewing Galloway."
Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5964

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The multi-image card shows 5 scenes: North Wing cells, the Chapel, Mess Rooms, Office & Main entrances. Click the card image right or any of its 5 separate detail images below to access Hecht's heavier original image. Use browser back button to return here.
North Wing cells.	The Chapel.

Bill Hecht's Images Treasury
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Hecht digitals are copyrighted to William S. Hecht 2003/ 2004/ 2005 © -- Bernie Corcoran, Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project coordinator, assisted in placing Hecht digitals on the Cayuga GenWeb site.
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"Front view showing entrance." Note tracks, trolley. Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5968	Note tracks and river span. Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5972
Click an above image for 640 pt wide NYCHS version. Use browser back button to return here. Click Hecht jpg # for heavier original image. Use browser back button to return here.

Note river span. Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5967	"Wall and Front." Note river span, tracks. Hecht #: pictures59/5955
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Note two people on front lawn. Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5953	Hand-written message reads: "Where I am stopping for the summer." Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5956
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"Main Entrance." Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5952	"Mutual Welfare League Office." Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5969
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"Chair Shop." Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5970	"Air View by Ewing Galloway." Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5966
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Another "Air View by Ewing Galloway." Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5965.jpg	Black and white version of same "Air View by Ewing Galloway." Hecht jpg #: pictures59/5964
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