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Manacled Prisoner

Date: 09 01 1933
Description: Chester Briggs, aka Chester Hawk or John Stanovich, was found by police in a boxcar at the Milwaukee Road switching tracks. He is sitting in a chair at the...
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Cecil LaValla

Date: 07 15 1933
Description: Portrait of Cecil LaValla, sitting in a chair at the county jail, suspect in the murder of Odin Tofsrud.
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Prisoner Wilfred Leigh Mills

Date: 07 08 1940
Description: Prisoner photograph of Wilfred Leigh Mills, inmate number 25714, an English truck driver convicted of larceny.
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Prisoner William Joseph Hogan

Date: 02 11 1946
Description: Prisoner William Joseph Hogan, inmate 28820, a truck driver convicted on two counts of assault with intent to rob.
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Prisoner Virgil Valorous Ishmael

Date: 02 11 1946
Description: Prisoner photograph of Virgil Valorous Ishmael, inmate number 28858, a truck driver convicted of issuing worthless checks.
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Man in Hayward County Jail

Date: 10 1910
Description: Copy photograph of a man posing sitting in jail, probably John Deitz in Hayward. He appears to have a cast or bandage on his left hand. A young girl is sta...
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Harlan Lunde

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Description: Full-length mug shot of Harlan Lunde.
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Dane County Jail Fire

Date: 05 15 1948
Description: Floyd Parker, a federal prisoner, and one of two inmates of the Dane County Jail who started the cell block fire, was rescued by sheriff's officials and ci...
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Prisoner Joseph Young

Date: 02 13 1940
Description: Prison photographs (two quarter-length, one full-length) of Joseph Young, inmate number 25417, a bookkeeper and switchboard operator.
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Louis Maniacci Mug Shot

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Description: A strip of three mug shots of Louis Maniacci, prisoner 22846.
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James Gumina Mug Shot

Date: 09 05 1934
Description: A strip of three mug shots of James Gumina, prisoner 21855.
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Isadore Crupi Mug Shot

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Description: A strip of three mug shots of Isadore Crupi, prisoner 23115.
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Michael Caruso Mug Shot

Date: 12 21 1934
Description: A strip of three mug shots of Michael Caruso, prisoner 22055.
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Mug Shot of Nick Bongiovanni

Date: 1933
Description: A mug shot of Nick Bongiovanni, prisoner #467, charged with murder.
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: Actor Neville Brand, on the left, and another actor in the center with a knife in his belt, talk with director Don Siegel, far right. They are on the set o...
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: Leo Gordon, Neville Brand and Joel Fluellen stand in front of Robert Osterloh, sitting, who is holding a pencil in one hand and a cigarette in the other. A...
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: Prisoners are seen walking past cells on the set of the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." There are two lines of men — one on the first floor and another on th...
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: Neville Brand and Leo Gordon are seen hiding underneath some metal stairs on the set of the film "Riot in Cell Block 11."
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: Long shot of two wardens escorting a prisoner back to a cell on the set of the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." They are walking underneath two metal staircas...
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: Prisoners are seen fighting on the set of the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." They are fighting on the floor and on two metal staircases.

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