Construction at the B.C. Penitentiary - Record Detail
Construction at the B.C. Penitentiary. - 1946.
| Part Of: | NWPL heritage collection - Photos [Description]
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| Description Level |
Item |
| Item No. |
1613 |
| Date Range |
1946 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph |
| Scope & Content |
Photograph shows the construction of the small Exercise Yard at the B.C. Penitentiary. Building in the background (at left) was the first prison building built in 1878, which is now called the Main Block. This Main Block is attached to the newer building where the metal cage is. |
| Name Access |
British Columbia Penitentiary |
| Subject Access |
Buildings - Institutional - Prisons |
| Geographic Location |
New Westminster (B.C.) |
| Record ID |
96725 |
| Comment on this record |
museum@newwestcity.ca |