State Penitentiary at Stateville, Joliet, Illinois, USA
Interior view of a cell block at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Stateville, near Joliet, Illinois, USA. The prison was designed using the panopticon principle promoted by Jeremy Bentham. Cells are arranged around each block's circular perimeter, with an observation point placed at the centre
Picture No
10424925
Media ID
47526606
Size
4645px x 2825px
(6.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph on a postcard published by Harry F. Beach, Joliet, Illinois
Date
mid 20th century
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