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This photograph shows inmates Ralph Shiffer, 8886, and William Carey, 8269. Ralph Shiffer was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on April 7, 1899 from Garfield County, Oklahoma for larceny. William Cary was received at the penitentiary on October 2, 1897 from Cherokee County, Kansas for grand larceny. Also known under the alias George Williams who was arrested on April 24, 1889 for forgery under prisoner number 3390.
Creator: Kansas. Dept. of Corrections
Date: January 20, 1901
Item Number: 225648
Call Number: Kansas State Penitentiary, Prison Glass Negatives, #17
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 225648
Collections - Photograph - Kansas State Penitentiary
Date - 1900s - 1901
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Larceny
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Prisoners
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Repeat offenders
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 - Criminals
Places - Cities and towns - Lansing
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Other States - Oklahoma
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Dry plate glass negatives
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