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This is a very interesting image for the Joliet Prison Photographs collection. Only approximately 200 images survive today. Since the negatives were made of glass, very few are left. Off all the images in this collage, none have survived except this one. There is no information about the individual images in the collage. 1 Birds-eye view of the Joliet Prison 2 Celebrating Fourth of July. A group of 1500 convicts 3 The punishment cell. Handcuffed to iron door 4 West Cell-House. 500 Cells. Capacity 1000 convicts 5 East Cell-House. 400 cells. Capacity 800 convicts 6 The “lock-step” convicts marching 7 Along the North-wall. 8 Wall Gate and Sentry Box. West side. 9 Female convicts at work 10 Armed guard in front of prison door 11 “Cage” and entrance to the East cell-house 12 Frank Rande. The famous bandit and life convict Details 13 Suicide of Frank Rande in the “solitary” 14 A glimpse into the prison yard on Sunday morning 15 “Samual” Wild Arapahoe Indian Sent to prison from Wyoming for killing cattle 16 “Beaver” Wild Arapahoe Indian Sent to prison from Wyoming for killing cattle 17 A Wall tower, at corner of yard 18 Unhonored graves. The prison cemetery 19 Gangs of convicts marching up for dinner 20 You cannot guess who this is 21 This man was once the “prison poet”
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