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This photograph shows inmates Henry C. Ellis, prisoner #8855 and J. W. May, prisoner #9031. Henry C. Ellis was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on March 11, 1899 from Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma for murder. Inmate J.W. May was received at the penitentiary on September 26, 1899 from Pawnee County, Kansas for forgery.
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: January 27, 1901
Item Number: 311316
Call Number: Kansas State Penitentiary, Prison Glass Negatives, #110
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 311316
Collections - Photograph - Kansas State Penitentiary
Date - 1900s - 1901
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Forgery
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Murder
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 - Counties - Pawnee
Places - Other States - Oklahoma
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Dry plate glass negatives
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