Pamphlet of photographs of escaped convicts

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Title: Pamphlet of photographs of escaped convicts
Creator: Nebraska State Penitentiary (Lancaster, Nebraska)
Published / Created: ca. 1906.
Abstract: Pamphlet of identification photographs depicting escaped convicts and parole violators from the Nebraska State Penitentiary, Lancaster, Nebraska, ca. 1906. Details of each individual appear below their portrait, including their name, height, weight, hair and eye color, occupation, scars or marks, previous incarcerations, and correspondents during their imprisonment. The wrapper for the album offers a reward for the capture or detention of the individuals
Description: Title devised by cataloger.
Individual photographs measure 6.8 x 4.9 cm.
Provenance: Gift of William S. Reese (Yale 1977), 2003.
Extent: 1 album (14 photographic prints) : 14.8 x 21.9 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Pamphlets
Photographic prints
Material: b & w ;
Subject (Geographic): Nebraska.
Subject (Topic): Crime
Criminals
Escapes
Identification photographs
Prisons
Prisoners
Subjects: Crime > Nebraska
Criminals > Nebraska
Escapes > Nebraska
Identification photographs
Prisons
Prisoners

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation: Nebraska State Penitentiary (Lancaster, Nebraska), Pamphlet of Photographs of Escaped Convicts. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.