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  • From Flickr: “Prison Blues” by National Library of Ireland on The Commons

    This Mason slide could not be further removed from yesterday’s one. We’ve gone back decades, and find ourselves in the central hall of Kilmainham Gaol/Jail in Dublin. It looks relatively spruce and freshly painted. And those bundles are allegedly piles of clothes, according to our catalogue… (GMaps placeholder) Photographer: Thomas H. Mason Collection: Mason Photographic…

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  • From Flickr: “Public Gaol – Williamsburg, Virginia” by The J. Smith Archive

    Blackbeard’s Pirates, captured in 1718, were imprisoned here before being hanged. Debtors and criminals were confined here. Pillory, stocks, and whipping post are favorite camera subjects today. OFFICIAL COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG CARD Mirro-Krome Card by H.S. Crocker Co., Inc., Baltimore, Md. 21224 Number: 505 via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/tp4Pxp

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Paul Sedra

Historian of Modern Egypt