Image Library | Eastern State Penitentiary

Image Library

This page of photographs provided by Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site includes historic and current images of the building as well as photos of our events.

Press Room Contact:
Ellen Feist
ef@EasternState.org

Click here to see the Image Gallery of photos taken by our visitors.

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Building - Today

Daytime Facade

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Nighttime Facade

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Capone Cell

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Food Cart/Cellblock 4

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Cellblock 5 gallery

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Restored Cell

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Abandoned Cell

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Surveillance Mirrors

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BT14

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BT15

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BT16

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BT17

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BT18

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BT19

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BT20

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Man in Cellblock 7

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The Klondike

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Historic Marker

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People - Today

Audio Tour on Catwalk

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Visitors on Catwalk

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Kid with audio in CB 7

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Girl with Audio in CB 7

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Audio tour in Cellblock 9

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Audio Tour at Capone's Cell

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Visitors in Cellblock 9

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Kid in Cellblock 7

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Michele's Tour

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Visitors in Courtyard

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Visitors along North Wall

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Visitors in Central Rotunda

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Audio Tour in Cellblock 10

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Audio Tour at Al Capone's Cell

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Audio Tour in Cellblock 7

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Audio Tour in Cellblock 7

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Audio Tour in Cellblock 7

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Audio Tour in Cellblock 4

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Audio Tour in Cellblock 4

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Hands-On History

Unlocking a Cell

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Witnessing Inmate Art in the Catholic Chaplain's Office

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Revealing the Synagogue’s Hidden Panel

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Opening the Massive Front Gate

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Opening the Massive Front Gate

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Exploring the Underground Punishment Cells

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Hands-On History

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Artist Installations

Susan Hagen

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Susan Hagen: Recollection Tableaux

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Greg Cowper: Specimen

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Jordan Griska: Separate System

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Michelle Handelman: Beware the Lily Law

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Karen Schmidt: Cozy

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Lisa Bateman: Next Year

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Tyler Held: Identity Control

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Ryan Legassicke: States of Security / Security States

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Judith Schaechter: The Battle of Carnival and Lent

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Building - Historic

Color Engraving 1

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Color Engraving 2

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Overhead Engraving

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Cellblock 9

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Center

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1836 plan

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1971 plan

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1920s Facade with Cars

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People - Historic

Hooded Inmate

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Capone Bertillion Card

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Sutton Mug Shot

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Pep the Dog Mug Shot

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TowerCam!

Overhead Exterior of Center

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View of Guard Tower from Courtyard

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Empty Modern Tower

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View of Eastern State Penitentiary from Tower

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TowerCam! Exhibit

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Alfred W. Fleisher Memorial Synagogue

The synagogue in the 1950's

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The synagogue in the late 1990’s

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The restoration in progress

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Ark and eternal light restored

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Synagogue Archaeology

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The Alfred W. Fleisher Memorial Synagogue

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Catholic Chaplain's Office

Industrial Building

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Chaplain's Office Mural

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Chaplain's Office Mural 2

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Special Events - Prison Break Weekend

Prison Break Weekend 1

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Prison Break Weekend 2

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Prison Break Weekend 3

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Clarence Klinedinst and Willie Sutton Impersonators

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Actor Mimics Sutton’s Escape

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Muddy “Slick Willie” Sutton

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Muddy Tunnel Escapees

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James Van Sant “WANTED” Poster

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Special Events - Bastille Day

Marie awaits her fate... champagne and watermelon

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The Mob Gathers

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At the Guillotine

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Marie Walks

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Liberte! Egalite! Fraternite!

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Tastykakes for All!

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Marie and the Executioner

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On the Stage with the Rope

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Let Them Drink Champaign!

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Slicing Watermelon for the Crowd

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Leading Marie to the Guillotine

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Tastykake Toss

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Special Events - Terror Behind the Walls

Guy on bars in 9

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Gary with bars 1

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Guy in yard

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Gary with bars 2

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Prison at Night

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Tunnel Escape!

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White Eyes

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Garn Guard

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Night Watch Gate

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Night Watch

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The Experiment

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Infirmary

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Psychiatric Ward

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ST24

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ST27

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ALONE

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Lock Down

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Nurse

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Guard

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Sterilization Chamber

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Winter Adventure Tours

Baseball Field in the Snow

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Winter Adventure Tour group

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April's Winter Tour

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Lissa's Winter Tour

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Winter Adventure Tour

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April's Tour

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Winter Adventure Tour visitors

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Valentine's Day

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