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Oswald Surveys Cluttered Prisonyard
Oswald Surveys Cluttered Prisonyard

Oswald Surveys Cluttered Prisonyard

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  • The scene of desolation confronting Mr Russell Oswald, New York State Commissioner of Correction, yesterday in the excercise yard of Attica State Prison where a revolt was quelled by troops and police on Monday. The rebellion prisoners had dug the trench as a "first line of defence."
Publisher (American, founded 1846)
Date1971
ClassificationsPhotograph
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions6 15/16 x 9 13/16 in. (17.6 x 24.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Will Potter
Object number2023.449
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