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Guns are passed to the picket tower; the line returns from work
Guns are passed to the picket tower; the line returns from work

Guns are passed to the picket tower; the line returns from work

Artist (American, born 1942)
Date1968, printed 2011
ClassificationsPhotograph
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage area: 8 3/4 x 13 in. (22.2 x 33 cm) 10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (27.8 x 35.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter and Susan Chatzky
Object number2022.0063
Copyright© Danny Lyon
Return from the fields, shakedown at the rear gate. Twice every work day
Return from the fields, shakedown at the rear gate. Twice every work day
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
The line. Twenty-five, five, thirty-five, forty and fifteen years
The line. Twenty-five, five, thirty-five, forty and fifteen years
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Convicts being transported in wagons to work
Convicts being transported in wagons to work
Danny Lyon
1968/1969, printed 2011
Waiting to weigh cotton
Waiting to weigh cotton
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Water boy
Water boy
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Two convicts
Two convicts
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Classroom. Fifteen years, seven years, and a convict teacher, fifteen years
Classroom. Fifteen years, seven years, and a convict teacher, fifteen years
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Shakedown (strip search of several prisoners, outdoors)
Shakedown (strip search of several prisoners, outdoors)
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Convict shouting during a shakedown
Convict shouting during a shakedown
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Main corridor
Main corridor
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Heat exhaustion (man being carried by prisoners)
Heat exhaustion (man being carried by prisoners)
Danny Lyon
1968, printed 2011
Inmates stripping for shakedown, Ramsey Two
Inmates stripping for shakedown, Ramsey Two
Danny Lyon
1967, printed 2014