Organization: Bucks County Prison (Bucks County, Pa.) / Place: Bucks County (Pa.) and Doylestown (Pa.) / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1850">1850</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1899">1899</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Organization Bucks County Prison (Bucks County, Pa.) Place Bucks County (Pa.) Place Doylestown (Pa.) Year 1850 to 1899

Extent:: 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The Bucks County Prison was built in 1885 on Pine Street in Doylestown, Pennsylvania to relieve overcrowding at the county jail and was used for a century. James A. Michener Art Museum Archives collection of Bucks County Prison photographs and ephemera, 1880-1987, consists of photographs of the Bucks County Prison while it was in use and after it was abandoned, photographs of prison warden John Case and his family, and other materials. A majority of the photographs are facsimiles.

Held at: James A. Michener Art Museum Archives [Contact Us]

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