Photograph
Convict Camp
| A man standing in the cook house doorway at a convict camp comprised of several tents and a iron cage on wheels. |
| Image ID: | 80114 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1920 |
| Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
| City: | Houston |
| County: | |
| State: | Alabama |
| Collection Name: | International Harvester Company, Agricultural Extension Department photograph albums, 1902-1935 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 13Z, Box 54, Folder 3 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8.25 x 6.5 inches |
| The original typewritten caption reads: "Houston county convict camp for use when roads are being worked several miles from town. The prisoners occupy the iron cage when not at work. At left is the cook house and in center is shown tent for the guard. If the weather becomes stormy, the side curtains are let down." See similar photograph: Image ID: 80116. Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. Folder: Prison Convicts |
| Prisoners |
| Camps |
| Trees |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Tents |
| Trailers |
| Fuelwood |
| Land use, Rural |
| Prisons |
| Outdoor photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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