13. Interior view of Cell Mylin - from our story 'Benjamin Franklin Forced Enlightenment On Isolated Prisoners Inside The World’s First Penitentiary'

Empty cell interior, c. 1897. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, from State Prisons, Hospitals, Soldiers’ Homes and Orphan Schools Controlled by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Empty cell interior, c. 1897. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, from State Prisons, Hospitals, Soldiers’ Homes and Orphan Schools Controlled by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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