Queens County Court House
Collection: Illustrations Collection at the Archives at Queens Library
Date: circa 1910; 1905
Material: Black and white photograph Dimension:
7 x 10 inches; 400 dpi
Creator: Queens Borough Public Library
Identifier: aql:16499 lic-000001 lic-000001.tif
Description: After a fire destroyed the original Queens County Courthouse in 1904, this building was reconstructed in the same year. This photograph depicts the Court House and it's jail (in the background) as it was seen in 1910. The Queens County Courthouse was home to the Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray case in 1927. Snyder was found guilty of the murder of her husband and was the first woman to die by electric chair. The Courthouse was also used to film a trial scene from Alfred Hitchcocks "Wrong Man".
Creator :
Queens Borough Public Library
Date :
circa 1910; 1905
Summary/Description :
After a fire destroyed the original Queens County Courthouse in 1904, this building was reconstructed in the same year. This photograph depicts the Court House and it's jail (in the background) as it was seen in 1910. The Queens County Courthouse was home to the Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray case in 1927. Snyder was found guilty of the murder of her husband and was the first woman to die by electric chair. The Courthouse was also used to film a trial scene from Alfred Hitchcocks "Wrong Man".
Subject :
Courthouses
Rights :
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Court Square, Long Island City, Queens, NY Long Island City (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Digital image
Format :
Black and white photograph; 7 x 10 inches; 400 dpi
Identifier :
aql:16499 lic-000001 lic-000001.tif
Subject:
Courthouses
Courthouses
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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