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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View of the south end of the new dining room in the Wisconsin State Prison. A man is standing next to a long table filled with plants. Large windows are al... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of the guards' room in the Wisconsin State Prison. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of the chapel in the Wisconsin State Prison. In the foreground are chairs, and in front of the stage is a piano. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the then recently completed cell block of the Wisconsin State Prison. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | The dormitory building of the Taycheedah Industrial Home for Women. |
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| Description: | View down curved road toward the prison exterior. The view is taken from a road uphill from the structure, allowing for a view of two sides of the prison. ... |
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| Description: | A interior view of a cell block. Cells line the left side, with five levels visible. Long rectangular windows line the wall to the right. Two men, presuma... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View across river toward the exterior of the prison, with the central tower and wings. A boat sits at the dock on the far shoreline, and a large smokestack... |
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| Description: | A view at ground floor of the cell block, with cells on the left and windows on the right outer wall; a series of pipes also run along this wall. An arched... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of prisoners posing by the washing well, in a courtyard. Some of the men wear hats. Wooden doors of a building are on the right. Caption read... |
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| Description: | View across field and fences toward the refirnatory on top of a hill. A tree-covered hill rises above the complex in the background. Outbuildings are at th... |
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| Description: | A view of a dress parade, with the men wearing military-like uniforms. They men are lined up in orderly rows in a field house. Caption reads: "Dress Parad... |
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| Description: | View from stage of the auditorium. Male inmates fill the seats, and a man sits on the stage facing them. Caption reads: "The Auditorium - New York State Re... |
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| Description: | A view of the marching parade with a band leading the way. Brick buildings line the avenue, with trees behind the property. Caption reads: "Parade Avenue -... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the regiment, lined up in a courtyard. Men with firearms face the viewer, while other men stand to the right side. The band stands at the ... |
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| Description: | A view of the trade school machine shop, with a man standing by each machine. Light streams in from the windows on both sides of the shop. Caption reads: "... |
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| Description: | Two views, one of a ferry and the other of a chain gang. The ferry operator poses with a man in his carriage on the ferry, with trees in the background. Th... |
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| Description: | An exterior view of the Waupun State Prison. Caption reads: "State Prison, Waupun, Wis." |
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| Description: | Walter Wanger gets his hand stamped by a prison guard. He is wearing a suit and sunglasses and holds a binder. |
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