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This 22-inch-tall wood and cloth figure, affectionately known as "Flatty" Ingram, was made by prisoners in the Kansas State Penitentiary at Lansing, probably between 1910 and 1920. The wooden head was carved to resemble the real-life repeat Lansing inmate Mike Ryan, alias William "Flatty" Ingram. "Flatty" was made by the prisoners as a humorous gift for Bedford Wood, a career police officer from Wichita, Ryan's hometown.
Date: between 1910 and 1920
Item Number: 209930
Call Number: 1972.153.1
KSHS Identifier: 1972.153.1
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Art - Folk
Date - 1910s
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Law enforcement officers
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Prisoners
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Prisons and Jails
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Original Art - Sculpture - Novelty
People - Criminals
Places - Cities and towns - Lansing
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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