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  • Parchman Penitentiary: Electric chair, men singing, minister preaching, prison vehicle logos (PPP B-68 #1178)
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.;
  • Photograph shows an evangelist preaching to the inmates in the mess hall of Camp B, a satellite complex of Parchman Penitentiary, in Lambert, Mississippi in 1968.
  • Preachers; Preaching; Evangelists; Religious services; Religious meetings; Prisoners; Prisons; Murals; Mess halls; Group portraits; Portrait photographs;
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  • Parchman Penitentiary: Fields, electric chair, men singing (PPP C-68 #1179)
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.;
  • Photograph shows inmates from Camp B in Lambert, Mississippi singing gospel music in 1968. Camp B was a satellite complex of Parchman Penitentiary.
  • Prisoners; Prisons; Gospel music; Hand clapping; Singers; Music; Gospel singers; Group portraits; Portrait photographs; Performances;
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  • Parchman Penitentiary: Fields, electric chair, men singing (PPP C-68 #1179)
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.;
  • Photograph shows "Flat Top" (on the right) and other inmates at Camp B performing gospel music in 1968. Camp B was a satellite complex of Parchman Penitentiary, located in Lambert, Mississippi.
  • Prisoners; Prisons; Gospel music; Hand clapping; Singers; Music; Gospel singers; Group portraits; Portrait photographs; Music ensembles; Performances;
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  • Parchman Penitentiary: Electric chair, men singing, minister preaching, prison vehicle logos (PPP B-68 #1178)
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.;
  • Photograph shows "Flat Top," an inmate at Camp B, performing gospel music in 1968. Camp B was a satellite complex of Parchman Penitentiary, located in Lambert, Mississippi.
  • Prisoners; Prisons; Gospel music; Hand clapping; Singers; Music; Gospel singers; Group portraits; Portrait photographs;
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  • Parchman Penitentiary: Electric chair, men singing, minister preaching, prison vehicle logos (PPP B-68 #1178)
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.;
  • Photograph shows an evangelist preaching to the inmates in the mess hall of Camp B, a satellite complex of Parchman Penitentiary, in Lambert, Mississippi in 1968.
  • Preachers; Preaching; Evangelists; Religious services; Religious meetings; Prisoners; Prisons; Murals; Mess halls; Group portraits; Portrait photographs; Bibles;
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  • Parchman Penitentiary: Fields, electric chair, men singing (PPP C-68 #1179)
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.;
  • Photograph shows "Flat Top" singing gospel music with several other inmates at Camp B in 1968. Camp B was a satellite complex of Parchman Penitentiary, located in Lambert, Mississippi.
  • Prisoners; Prisons; Gospel music; Hand clapping; Singers; Music; Gospel singers; Group portraits; Portrait photographs; Music ensembles; Performances;
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  • Parchman Penitentiary: Electric chair, men singing, minister preaching, prison vehicle logos (PPP B-68 #1178)
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.;
  • Photograph shows an evangelist preaching to the inmates in the mess hall of Camp B, a satellite complex of Parchman Penitentiary, in Lambert, Mississippi in 1968.
  • Preachers; Preaching; Evangelists; Religious services; Religious meetings; Prisoners; Prisons; Murals; Mess halls; Group portraits; Portrait photographs; Bibles;
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • Ben Gooch stands in front of a pickup truck at the Parchman Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi.
  • Prisoners; Portrait photographs; Clocks & watches; Prison laborers; Trucks;
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • Inmates stand outside the main building at the Parchman Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi. The building contained living quarters and the dining hall for the inmates.
  • Prisons; Buildings; Prisoners; Porches; Group portraits;
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • James "Blood" Shelby and Ben Gooch stand and talk on a brick sidewalk at the Parchman Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi.
  • Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Prisoners; Prison laborers; Sidewalks; Flowers;
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • Sergeant Webb sits in the driver's seat of a pickup truck at the Parchman Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi.
  • Prisoners; Prison guards; Portrait photographs; Uniforms; Hats; Eyeglasses; Older people;
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • A photograph from Parchman Farm, also known as Parchman Penitentiary, in Lambert, Mississippi. An inmate takes a drink of water from a homemade cup while working in the cotton fields.
  • Prisoners; Laborers; Cotton industry; Cotton; Portrait photographs; Water; Drinking vessels; Hats; Tin cups; Prison laborers; Prisons; Portrait photographs; Farms
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • A photograph from Parchman Farm, also known as Parchman Penitentiary, near Lambert, Mississippi. Sergeant Webb and his assistants sit outside the Superintendent's home, drinking water, withBen Gooch standing nearby.
  • Prisoners; Water; Law enforcement; Prison guards; Uniforms; Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Prisons; Farms
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • A photograph from Parchman Farm, also known as Parchman Penitentiary, near Lambert, Mississippi. An inmate holds his hat, on which he has written "Brickman" and "Memphis 710".
  • Hats; Writing; Prison uniforms; Prisoners; Laborers; Prison laborers; Portrait photographs
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Shelby, James.; Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • A photograph from Parchman Farm, also known as Parchman Penitentiary, near Lambert, Mississippi. James "Blood" Shelby sits in front of a barred window in a Barber's chair. He is also in William Ferris' book "Give My Poor Heart Ease".
  • Prisons; Portrait photographs; Prisoners
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • A photograph from Parchman Farm, also known as Parchman Penitentiary, near Lambert, Mississippi. Inmates hoe cotton in the fields, watched by a guard with a rifle in the background.
  • Prisoners; Laborers; Prison guards; Rifles; Farming; Agricultural machinery & implements; Prison laborers; Cotton; Cotton industry; Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Prisons; Farms
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Lindquist, Dale.; Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • A photograph taken at Parchman Farm, also known as Parchman Penitentiary, near Lambert, Mississippi. Dale Lindquist films the work chants of the prisoners with a Nagra, a 16mm camera, and a large magazine as they chop wood.
  • Prisoners; Laborers; Prison laborers; Woodcutting; Woodcutters; Folk singers; Music; Folk music; Folk songs; Singers; Singing; Filmmakers; Cameras; Portrait photographs; Group portraits
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • A photograph taken at Parchman Farm, also known as Parchman Penitentiary, near Lambert, Mississippi. Here, two inmates are chopping cotton in the fields.
  • Cotton; Cotton industry; Agricultural machinery & implements; Prisoners; Laborers; Prison laborers; Farms; Prisons; Farming; Portrait photographs; Group portraits
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • Two inmates in the cotton fields at Parchman Farm, also known as Parchman Penitentiary, near Lambert, Mississippi. One man is reaching for the homemade tin can cup hanging from the water pail by a special wire fashioned just for that purpose.
  • Prisoners; Laborers; Drinking vessels; Tin cups; Water; Prison laborers; Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Cotton; Cotton industry; Farms; Prisons
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • Inmates at Parchman Farm (also known as Parchman Penitentiary) pausing while chopping wood in time to singing work chants near Lambert, Mississippi.
  • Laborers; Prisoners; Prison laborers; Woodcutters; Woodcutting; Folk songs; Folk singers; Folk music; Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Axes; Logs; Wood

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