Contributed by Thomaston Historical Society
Description
Shields were placed over the windows where the female convicts were held in an area separated from the male convicts. They were fashioned to permit light to enter the cells, but the females could not look out on the men below.
About This Item
- Title: Prison Yard Window Shades, Thomaston, Maine c 1870
- Creation Date: circa 1870
- Subject Date: circa 1870
- Media: Photographic print
- Object Type: Image
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