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Warden's House on Laurel Street in Baton Rouge Louisiana in 1970
title
Warden's House on Laurel Street in Baton Rouge Louisiana in 1970
Subject
Historic buildings, Houses, Prisons, Stores & shops, Facades
Date created ms
1970
Abstract
B&W photo, 1970. Louisiana State Prison Store (Warden's House). 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Currently a law office. Doorway, east end of south façade.
Dedication ceremonies for the Angola Prison Library in Angola Louisiana in 1968
title
Dedication ceremonies for the Angola Prison Library in Angola Louisiana in 1968
Subject
Libraries, Prisons, Dedications, Smith, Jeff, Lamont, Neil, Curtis, E. E, Robinson, James, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola, Louisiana)
Date created ms
1968-04-02
Abstract
B&W photo, April 2, 1968. Louisiana State Penitentary Library Dedication. Angola Prison Library. Angola, La. Left to Right: Col. Jeff Smith, Business Manager. Mr. Neil Lamont, Asst. Director of State Department of Corrections. Mr. E.E. Curtis, Director of Education. Mr. James Robinson, Editor, St. Francisville Democrat.
Angola Prison Rodeo at the State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana in 1968
title
Angola Prison Rodeo at the State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana in 1968
Subject
Rodeos, Horses, Cowboys, Prisons, Prisoners, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola, Louisiana), Crowds, Trick riding
Date created ms
1968-07-14
Abstract
B&W photo, July 14, 1968. Angola Prison Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana.
Prisoners lining up for the dining room at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Baton Rouge Louisiana circa 1901
title
Prisoners lining up for the dining room at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Baton Rouge Louisiana circa 1901
Subject
Prisons, Buildings, Dining rooms, Prisoners, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Date created ms
1901
Abstract
B&W photo, circa 1901. Louisiana State Penitentiary at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Prisoners lining up for the dining room.
Hospital, bathroom and drug store at the Hope State Farm at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Mount Hope near Jeanerette Louisiana circa 1901
title
Hospital, bathroom and drug store at the Hope State Farm at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Mount Hope near Jeanerette Louisiana circa 1901
Subject
Prisons, Buildings, Hospitals, Bathrooms, Drugstores, Farms, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Jeanerette, Louisiana)
Date created ms
1901
Abstract
B&W photo, circa 1901. Louisiana State Penitentiary at Mount Hope. Located three miles from Jeanerette, La. Hospital, bathroom and drug store, Hope State Farm. Hope State Farm was a sugar plantation purchased by the state for use as a Penal farm.
Angola Prison Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana circa 1972
title
Angola Prison Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana circa 1972
Subject
Rodeos, Horses, Cowboys, Cattle, Prisons, Prisoners, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola, Louisiana)
Date created ms
1972
Abstract
B&W photo, circa 1972. Calf roping and riding. Angola Prison Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana.
Angola Prison Rodeo at the State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana in 1968
title
Angola Prison Rodeo at the State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana in 1968
Subject
Rodeos, Horses, Cowboys, Prisons, Prisoners, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola, Louisiana), Crowds
Date created ms
1968-07-14
Abstract
B&W photo, July 14, 1968. Angola Prison Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana. Shown in photo: Chasing Horses.
Prisoner with turnips at Hope State Farm at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Mount Hope near Jeanerette Louisiana circa 1901
title
Prisoner with turnips at Hope State Farm at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Mount Hope near Jeanerette Louisiana circa 1901
Subject
Prisons, Prisoners, Farms, Turnips, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Jeanerette, Louisiana)
Date created ms
1901
Abstract
B&W photo, circa 1901. Louisiana State Penitentiary at Mount Hope. Located three miles from Jeanerette, La. Prisoner with turnips. Hope State Farm was a sugar plantation purchased by the state for use as a Penal farm.
Row of beds at the hospital ward of the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana circa 1901
title
Row of beds at the hospital ward of the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana circa 1901
Subject
Prisons, Hospitals, Interiors, Beds, Farms, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola, Louisiana)
Date created ms
1901
Abstract
B&W photo, circa 1901. Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Louisiana. Interior view of hospital ward, Angola State Farm.
Exterior view of the Louisiana state prison store circa 1970
title
Exterior view of the Louisiana state prison store circa 1970
Subject
Historic buildings, Houses, Prisons, Stores & shops, Facades
Date created ms
1970
Abstract
B&W photo, circa 1970. Louisiana State Prison Store (Warden's House). 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Front facade.
Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana in 1970s
title
Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana in 1970s
Subject
Rodeos, Horses, Cowboys, Trick riding, Cattle, Prisons, Prisoners, Clowns, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola, Louisiana)
Date created ms
1970, 1979
Abstract
B&W photo, 1970s. Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana. Held each year in October. Written on photo: It's Wild West Time in the Deep South each Sunday in October as inmates of the Louisiana State Penitentiary recapture the spirit of freedom in reckless pursuit of glory. Events include bareback bronco riding, bust out, "Angola" bulldogging, wild cow milking, wild horse racing, bull riding and breathtaking daredeviltry.
Jain in Greensburg Louisiana in the 1930s
title
Jain in Greensburg Louisiana in the 1930s
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Jails, Prisons, Carriages & coaches, Horses
Date Issued
1930, 1939
Abstract
B/W photo, 1930s. Jain in Greensburg, Louisiana in St. Helena Parish, with horse and carriage on road in front.
Slave detained in New Orleans jail, owner is requested to claim said slave and pay costs in 1826.
title
Slave detained in New Orleans jail, owner is requested to claim said slave and pay costs in 1826.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Jails, Prisons, Smallpox, Slaves, Slavery
Date Issued
1826-06-20
Abstract
Text, June 20, 1826. Slave detained in New Orleans jail, owner is requested to claim said slave and pay costs. The slave is a man from Congo and mentions his current and former owners. Published in the Louisiana Gazette.
Baker is sent to prison, later all New Orleans bakers go to the prison to "serenade" the criminal.
title
Baker is sent to prison, later all New Orleans bakers go to the prison to "serenade" the criminal.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Prisons, Prisoners
Date Issued
1851-01-26
Abstract
Text, January 26, 1851. Grand Serenade. Baker sent to prison for contempt of court and later all New Orleans bakers went to the prison to "serenade" the criminal by playing shrill notes as loud as possible.
Jail regulations in New Orleans in 1731.
title
Jail regulations in New Orleans in 1731.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Prisons, Prison guards, Prison reform, Prisoners, Jails, Tobacco
Date Issued
1731, 1920
Abstract
Text, date unknown. Jail Regulations, 1731, in N.O. "Report of Attorney General Fleuriau to the Superior Council regarding rules for the management of the jail and costs allowed the jailer. Adopted by the Council." A report of contemporary (probably circa 1930s) oddities from 1731 allowed within prisons in New Orleans.
Infamous crimes, trials and punishments in Louisiana.
title
Infamous crimes, trials and punishments in Louisiana.
Subject
Law & legal affairs, Impeachments, Bienville, Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de, 1680-1767, Prisons, Prisoners, Executions, Indians of North America, Punishment & torture, Criminals, Crimes, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Abstract
Text, date unknown. Trial of Bienville. A history of infamous crimes and trials in Louisiana. The accounts include one of the first criminal trials in Louisiana against the Governor Bienville, who was impeached in 1707; the prosecution of Denis Braud, first printer of Louisiana; the trials and punishment of suicide, in which curators were appointed to represent corpses and an account of an Indian slave dragged through the streets as a punishment for taking his own life; and a few other odd or tortourous crimes against criminals.
Catherine Graham requests husband's release from prison for son's funeral in 1855.
title
Catherine Graham requests husband's release from prison for son's funeral in 1855.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Rabies, Death, Families, Alcoholism, Beating, Prisons
Date Issued
1855-08-09
Abstract
Text, August 9, 1855. Death from Hydrophobia: A Sad Case. Published in the New Orleans Bee. Catherine Graham requests husband's release from prison for son's funeral. The husband was imprisoned for beating his wife, the son's death was caused from rabies.
History and description of the Angola State Prison farms in 1901.
title
History and description of the Angola State Prison farms in 1901.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Prisoners, Prisons, Prison reform, Prison laborers, Prison guards, Agriculture, Agricultural laborers, Farms, Croplands, Plantations, Cotton, Corn, Sugarcane, Rice, Stats, Prison uniforms, Women's prisons, Hygiene, Cleaning, African Americans, Dance, Music, Singing
Date Issued
1901-07-14
Abstract
Text, July 14, 1901. Convict Farmers of Louisiana. How Prisoners of the Angola State Plantation are worked - Wonderful revolution in the convict system - Louisiana leads teh list in humanity ad practical benifits both to prisoners and the state - A description of Angola Farm and the work there by a staff representative - The board of control has accomplished marvelous results. History and description of the Angola State Prison farms.
' Crackpot' Marshall Lewis Sr. is dead in 1940
title
Crackpot' Marshall Lewis Sr. is dead in 1940
Subject
Prisoners, Prisons, Baptist churches, Preachers, Prayer, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Funeral rites & ceremonies, Wake services, Crowds
Date Issued
1940-06
Abstract
Text, June 1940. Description of the funeral of Reverend Marshall Lewis Sr., minister of Mount Hope Baptist Church of New Orleans. Described by his widow Cora Lewis to recorder. Her voice written in dialect. Tells of his origins and educational background then explains the scene of Marshall Lewis' wake amid a throng of 6500 people.
Angola Prison Rodeo at the State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana in 1968
title
Angola Prison Rodeo at the State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana in 1968
Subject
Rodeos, Horses, Cowboys, Prisons, Prisoners, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola, Louisiana), Crowds, Rites & ceremonies
Date created ms
1968-07-14
Abstract
B&W photo, July 14, 1968. Angola Prison Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana. Shown in photo: Beginning Festivities.

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