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Kentucky Penitentiary Abandoned, 29 Jan 1937

 Item — Box: Small Coll. 11, Folder: 1, item: 2
Identifier: 2

Scope and Contents

Flood waters forced evacuation of the inmates of the Kentucky State Prison at Frankfort, but not before prisoners rioted. Here guards are patrolling the prison camp set up in tents outside the prison.

Dates

  • Creation: 29 Jan 1937

Full Extent

From the Collection: 1.00 folders

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Eastern Kentucky University Libraries, Research Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository

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