This photograph shows inmates William Johnson, 9073, and Martin Bates, 9622. William Johnson was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on October 7, 1899 from Wyandotte County, Kansas for larceny from a dwelling. Martin Bates was received at the penitentiary on December 31, 1900 from Canadian County, Oklahoma for manslaughter.
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William Johnson and Martin Bates, prisoners 9073 and 9622