Research

Scope and Content Note

Photographs of Clinton Prison include prints and negatives.

Subjects include prison buildings and facilities such as: prison shop; barber shop; kitchen; mess hall; north yard; rock pile; reservoir; athletics; and old and new hospitals. Most date from 1932 to 1945. There are also photographs of prisoner art, scenes of accidents at the prison, prisoner fingerprints and tattoos for identification purposes, copies of older photographs of the prison mess hall, tin shop, and bathroom (ca. 1910), and framed aerial views of the prison (ca. 1969). An album of photos shows new construction at Clinton Prison during the 1930's, and many photographs show letters, checks, and other documents relating to prison administration.

The series contains some graphic photographs (including autopsies and crime scene depictions) that may be restricted at the discretion of the archivist.