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| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Elevated exterior view of buildings and grounds of the Wisconsin State Prison. Prisoners are line up in formation. |
| 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: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Two police officers holding rifles escort two prisoners into a paddywagon. Lining the road is a long, perspective view of an outdoor prison. Red text impri... |
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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... |
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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 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: | A couple walks outside the gates of the Waupun State Prison, built in 1854. The tower of the central building can be seen beyond the gates. |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Waupun State Prison, built in 1854. A woman and child are standing near the arched stone wall. Beyond the prison gates is the tower of the... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Waupun State Prison, built in 1854. Two men are standing at the main entrance gate. Beyond the prison gates is the tower of the main build... |
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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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| Description: | Stereograph of three men posing in a long prison hallway. Two men are on the first level balcony with one on the inside of the railing and the other man st... |
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