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This photograph shows inmates Speed Burt, 8103, and Jerry McMurray, 8264. Speed Burt was received at the Kansas State Penitentiary on April 9, 1897 from Franklin County, Kansas for burglary. Jerry McMurray was received at the penitentiary on October 2, 1897 from Cherokee County, Kansas for murder.
Creator: Kansas State Penitentiary
Date: February 22, 1901
Item Number: 311648
Call Number: Kansas State Penitentiary, Prison Glass Negatives, #424
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 311648
Collections - Photograph - Kansas State Penitentiary
Date - 1900s - 1901
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Burglary
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Murder
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 - Cherokee
Places - Counties - Franklin
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Regions - Northeast Kansas
Places - Regions - Southeast Kansas
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Dry plate glass negatives
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