Erie County Jail
Photo taken by Richard Carver Wood. National Archives Record Group 135-SAR:
Prints: Photographs rejected for use in the Photographic Report to the President:
“Survey of the Architecture of Completed Projects of the PWA, 1939”;
Box 14: New York State; Folder 8: Penal Institutions.
Scanned and processed by Evan Kalish, July 2014. Erie County Jail
Public Domain ca. 1938Erie County Jail
Erie County Jail
Description
Originally the Erie County Jail, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office in Buffalo, New York was constructed with federal Public Works Administration funds (Docket No. 1282-D). Construction began February 1937 and the building was completed in 1938.
According to a local newspaper at the time, the jail, Architect Maxwell James claimed was “so escape-proof [that] neither wall nor fence is needed.” The fifth floor of the structure was set aside for female inmantes.
The building has since been integrated into a larger law enforcement and penal complex that includes the Erie County Holding Center.
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“Modern Jail”, Buffalo, Erie County
Erie County Jail
"Modern Jail", Buffalo, Erie County
Erie County Jail
Photo: WPA Photo Public Domain Erie County Jail
"Modern Jail", Buffalo, Erie County
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Erie County Jail, Buffalo
The new jail constructed by the PWA, Buffalo
Erie County Jail, Buffalo
The new jail constructed by the PWA, Buffalo
Photo: WPA Photo Public Domain The new jail constructed by the PWA, Buffalo
Erie County Jail, Buffalo
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Erie County Jail: Interior
Photo taken by Richard Carver Wood. National Archives Record Group 135-SAR:
Prints: Photographs rejected for use in the Photographic Report to the President:
“Survey of the Architecture of Completed Projects of the PWA, 1939”;
Box 14: New York State; Folder 8: Penal Institutions.
Scanned and processed by Evan Kalish, July 2014.
Erie County Jail: Interior
Public Domain ca. 1938Erie County Jail: Interior
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Erie County Jail: Cell Block
Photo taken by Richard Carver Wood. National Archives Record Group 135-SAR:
Prints: Photographs rejected for use in the Photographic Report to the President:
“Survey of the Architecture of Completed Projects of the PWA, 1939”;
Box 14: New York State; Folder 8: Penal Institutions.
Scanned and processed by Evan Kalish, July 2014.
Erie County Jail: Cell Block
Public Domain ca. 1938Erie County Jail: Cell Block
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Erie County Jail: Interior
Photo taken by Richard Carver Wood. National Archives Record Group 135-SAR:
Prints: Photographs rejected for use in the Photographic Report to the President:
“Survey of the Architecture of Completed Projects of the PWA, 1939”;
Box 14: New York State; Folder 8: Penal Institutions.
Scanned and processed by Evan Kalish, July 2014.
Erie County Jail: Interior
Public Domain ca. 1938Erie County Jail: Interior
Source notes
http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper4/Binghamton%20NY%20Press%20Grayscale/Binghamton%20NY%20Press%20Grayscale%201937.pdf/Binghamton%20NY%20Press%20Grayscale%201937%20-%200098.pdf
National Archives Record Group 135-SAR:
Prints: Photographs rejected for use in the Photographic Report to the President:
“Survey of the Architecture of Completed Projects of the PWA, 1939”;
Box 14: New York State; Folder 8: Penal Institutions.
National Archives and Records Administration, Negative P-269
National Archives and Records Administration, Negative P-270
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