The History Project - University of California, Davis
Notes about this image:The Philadelphia Jail, 1723. A house-like colonial jail. Compare with a penitentiary of the 1850s, which shows an increased investment in institutions. The Old Stone Prison.
Citation:The Pennsylvania Prison Society, 245 North Broad St., Ste. 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107-1518. In David J. Rothman, Discovery of the Asylum, 1971, p. 241. 8.1.1, 8.6.1
Standard:8.6-1.00 the influence of industrialization and technological developments on the region, including human modification of the landscape and how physical geography shaped human actions (e.g., growth of cities, deforestation, farming, mineral extraction)

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