1931

Islands - Rikers Island - Framework for new prison.

(1) The new prison being constructed on Riker's Island, overshadows this portion of the old one. September 18, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (2) The structural progress of the new Riker's Island Prison, showing the southwestern and. September 18, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, from another angle. The old prison is hard to see in the background. September 18, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection