Eastern State Penitentiary
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Eastern State Penitentiary's Board of Commissioners hoped the building's grim facade would instill fear in the hearts of lawbreakers.“The exterior of a solitary prison should exhibit, as much as possible, great strength, and convey to the mind the misery which awaits the unhappy being who enters within its walls.” -Book of Minutes of the Board of Commissioners. March 26, 1822.
Photo: Albert Vecerka, 2001
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