County Jail


Description
Media Type:
Image
Item Type:
Postcards
Description:
Sepia colored post card of the Cobourg Jail.
Notes:
In 1906 the United Counties of Durham and Northumberland purchased the land on Albert Street and built a new jail, moving all items and prisoners from the "Olde Gaol" that had been located on the corner of Elgin and Burnham Streets. This new jail was the County jail for both of these counties till 1968 when the province took over and then till 1998 when it was decommissioned
Inscriptions:
The County Jail, Cobourg, Ont., Canada
Publisher:
The International Stationery Co.
Place of Publication:
Picton, Ontario
Date of Original:
ca. 1930
Dimensions:
Width: 14 cm
Height: 9 cm
Subject(s):
Local identifier:
2007-2020-13
Collection:
Graphics
Language of Item:
English
Geographic Coverage:
Latitude: 43.95977
Longitude: -78.16515
Donor:
Wilf Cowin Estate
Copyright Statement:
Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Copyright Holder:
CDHS Archives
Copyright Holder Contact Information:
Tel:(905) 377-0413
Contact:
Cobourg And District Historical Society Archives
Email:
County Jail