Photograph, Corrections, Wisconsin State Prison, Cell Hall

Waupun prison guard surveying cell block.

Waupun prison guard surveying cell block.

Name/Title

Photograph, Corrections, Wisconsin State Prison, Cell Hall

Description

Photograph, Corrections, Wisconsin State Prison, Cell Hall. Black and white photo from Waupun Correctional Institution - Information on back of photo -Journal photo Three clippings about this photo are attached to back. Dates of articles: March 3, 1960, July 11, 1962, and April 5, 1983. Alone, yet surrounded by a mass of humanity, Benjamin Kalin, a Waupun state prison guard, surveyed one of the cell blocks in the 109 year old state prison, which houses about 1,200 inmates. Another 400 work on nine outlying farms. (1960) Alone, yet surrounded by a mass of humanity, a Waupun state prison guard surveyed one of the cell blocks. (1962) A Waupun prison guard surveys a cell block. (1983)

Acquisition

Accession

2016.0078

Source or Donor

Dahl Residence

Acquisition Method

Donation