Sing Sing old cell block and guard tower, 1938 (Library of Congress)
New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photograph by C. M. Stieglitz of Sing Sing prison, with a guard tower and the old cell block. The caption refers to Richard Whitney. A copy is stored here.
- Date
- 1938
- Kind
- photograph
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-12
- Rights
- The Library of Congress item record states: "No known restrictions on publication for NYWT&S staff photographs." Collection: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Call number: NYWTS - SUBJ/GEOG--Prisons--New York State--Sing Sing--General <item> [P&P]. Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-119802 (b&w film copy neg.).
The Library of Congress titles this print “[Old cell block, Sing Sing Prison where Richard Whitney is housed].” The brackets mark a title devised by Library staff. The record dates it 1938 and credits the staff photographer C. M. Stieglitz.
The caption names Richard Whitney, whom the record does not otherwise identify, and the photograph is a building view with no person in it. This page does not describe Whitney or his case. The Library’s rights statement covers New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographs, and the record identifies this print as one.
