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[
postcard views of Sing Sing ]
Nowadays,
the state forbids photography of Sing Sing, for what it says are
security reasons. But early in the 20th century, when we were still
proud of it, Sing Sing appeared on many postcards.
Click
on the image to get an enlarged view.
View
to the northwest. Postcard dated 1904.
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View
to the northwest, with warden's house (inside the walls!)
on left and original cellblock to the right. Postcard dated
1905.
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View
to the southwest, with original cellblock in foreground
and industrial buildings behind. Hand retouched color.
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Similar
to previous view, with original cellblock to the left and
industrial buildings behind. Brick wall and wallpost were
demolished in 1994.
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Original
cellblock, view to the southwest. Hand retouched color.
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Interior
of original cellblock.
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Night
view, to the southwest.
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View
to the northwest, with B-Block on the left, A-Block to the
right, and Messhall Building in the middle. B-Block yard,
with more grass than at present, lies in the left foreground.
This was probably taken in the 1960s.
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Aerial
view to the northeast. This was probably taken in the 1960s.
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[ other photos of interest ]
Aerial
view to the north, probably taken in late 1970s.
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This
very old photo from the Ossining Historical Society shows
inmates walking in lock-step, a Sing Sing innovation that
was abolished in 1900. They wear traditional striped uniforms;
stripes were abolished in 1904.
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