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| Description: | African American prison inmates working on a road chain-gang in Florida or Georgia. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Front Yard Wis State Prison." Landscaped yard with plants in urns on the lawn near a path in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Front Yard Wis State Prison Waupun Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Front Yard Wisconsin State Prison Waupun." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a then recently completed cell block at the State Prison. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | The dormitory building of the Taycheedah Industrial Home for Women. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Cemetery surrounded by trees. There is a fence and field in the distance. |
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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. ... |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | 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... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | String band consisting of seven inmates at Waupun State Prison. Three seated men hold guitars, three others hold violins and one standing man holds a cello... |
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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. |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | Three men standing guard in front of a building which is part of a prison camp in France. A sign on the building reads: "Post de Police." Caption reads: "E... |
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| Description: | View across road towards the gray stone reformatory. Caption reads: "State Reformatory, Green Bay, Wis." |
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