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This photograph shows inmates John Edwards, prisoner #6206 and Henry Sparn, prisoner #8935. John Edwards was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on May 20, 1892 from Leavenworth County, Kansas for burglary and larceny. Henry Sparn, also known by the surnames Spark and Sparr, was received at the penitentiary on June 3, 1899 from Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma for burglary.
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: February 1, 1901
Item Number: 311440
Call Number: Kansas State Penitentiary, Prison Glass Negatives, #215
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 311440
Collections - Photograph - Kansas State Penitentiary
Date - 1900s - 1901
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Burglary
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Larceny
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Theft
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 - Leavenworth
Places - Other States - Oklahoma
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Dry plate glass negatives
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