This photograph shows inmates James Robinson, prisoner #8987 and Joe Pennington, prisoner #8295. James Robinson, also known as James Davis, was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on May 1, 1899 from Sedgwick County, Kansas for larceny. Inmate Joe Pennington was received at the penitentiary on October 27, 1897 from Harvey County, Kansas for robbery.
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James Robinson and Joe Pennington, prisoners 8987 and 8295