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| 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... |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | Scene from the popular television mini-series "Roots," showing actor LeVar Burton in chains portraying the slave Kunte Kinte, who had recently arrived on a... |
| Date: | 11 1971 |
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| Description: | Poster created by SDS (Students for a Democratic Society), advocating support of prison rebellions, and the abolishment of alleged racist prison terror. Fe... |
| Date: | 04 1972 |
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| Description: | Poster advocating the release of Karl Armstrong, who was incarcerated for his involvement in the 1970 Sterling Hall bombing on the University of Wisconsin-... |
| 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... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | The silent film actors Viola Dana and Bert Lytell, wearing costumes for different productions, knock their coffee cups together in a toast that is apparent... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Bert Lytell poses in a prisoner's striped uniform in a publicity still for the silent film "Alias Jimmy Valentine" (Metro 1920). A dramatic shaft of light ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Bert Lytell, his face illuminated by a small spotlight, poses in a prisoner's striped uniform in a publicity still for the silent film "Alias Jimmy Valenti... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Wallace Reid, wearing jodhpurs and a work shirt, stands in a sherrif's office with a ball and chain attached to his ankle. Behind him is a rolltop desk and... |
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| Description: | Actor Neville Brand, on the left, and another actor in the center with a knife in his belt, talk with director Don Siegel, far right. They are on the set o... |
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| Description: | Leo Gordon, Neville Brand and Joel Fluellen stand in front of Robert Osterloh, sitting, who is holding a pencil in one hand and a cigarette in the other. A... |
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| Description: | A fight scene from the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." |
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| Description: | Prisoners are seen walking past cells on the set of the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." There are two lines of men — one on the first floor and another on th... |
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| Description: | Neville Brand and Leo Gordon are seen hiding underneath some metal stairs on the set of the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." |
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| Description: | Long shot of two wardens escorting a prisoner back to a cell on the set of the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." They are walking underneath two metal staircas... |
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| Description: | Prisoners are seen fighting on the set of the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." They are fighting on the floor and on two metal staircases. |
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| Description: | Prisoners are seen fighting on the set of the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." They are fighting on the floor and on two metal staircases. |
| Date: | 12 10 1964 |
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| Description: | View of two men, with their backs to the camera, are sitting in a workshop at Oregon State Farm painting toys. Pieces of freshly painted, disassembled toy ... |
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