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Publication Information
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 11 x 13 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s |
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| Call Number | (W6)21648 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Prison Cook Preparing Food
March 26, 1968
Slightly elevated view of prison cooks preparing dinner for inmates.
Frame 13: Working on the Chain Gang
1964
A group of correctional inmates work in a trench, while a man with a firearm watches from above.
Composite Views of a Georgia Ferry and a Chain Gang
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. The chain gang, with mostly African American...
Miners using a Pioneer Windlass
Early Wisconsin lead miners using a Pioneer Windlass.
Norwegian Milkmaids
Two Norwegians milkmaids stand together on Grjotlid Road, holding cans of milk on yokes around their necks. They are standing at the edge of a steep hill, with a valley far down below them.
