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This photograph shows inmates W. Grimmett, 8107, and John Yordi, 2862. W. Grimmett was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on April 19, 1897 from Marion County, Kansas. John Yordi was received at the penitentiary on February 12, 1883 from Brown County, Kansas. Both men were arrested for murder.
Date: January 17, 1901
Item Number: 225623
Call Number: Kansas State Penitentiary, Prison Glass Negatives, #8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 225623
Collections - Photograph - Kansas State Penitentiary
Date - 1900s - 1901
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Murder
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Prisoners
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Corrections, Department of
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Dry plate glass negatives
People - African Americans
People - Criminals
Places - Cities and towns - Lansing
Places - Counties - Brown
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Marion
Places - Regions - Central Kansas
Places - Regions - Northeast Kansas
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Dry plate glass negatives
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