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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.
  • 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.
  • 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. 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
  • 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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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • Inmates at Parchman Farm (also known as Parchman Penitentiary) chop wood in time to 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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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • Inmates at Parchman Farm (also known as Parchman Penitentiary) are preparing to chop wood near Lambert, Mississippi.
  • Laborers; Prisoners; Prison laborers; Woodcutters; Woodcutting; Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Logs; Wood
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • An inmate at Parchman Farm (also known as Parchman Penitentiary) hoes cotton near Lambert, Mississippi.
  • Agricultural machinery & implements; Cotton; Cotton industry; Prisons; Farms; Laborers; Prisoners; Prison laborers; Portrait photographs
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • Inmates cultivate the cotton fields at Parchman Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi.
  • Prisoners; Farming; Prison laborers; Cotton; Cotton industry; Group portraits;
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • Roosevelt Stewart, Jr. works with two mules to cultivate crops at the Parchman Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi.
  • Prisons; Prison laborers; Prisoners; Farming; Mules; Animals; Animal teams;
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • Two inmates stand in a field at the Parchman Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi.
  • Prisoners; Prison laborers; Farms; Farming; Hats; Group portraits;
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • An inmate works with two mules to cultivate a field at the Parchman Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi.
  • Prisons; Prisoners; Prison laborers; Farms; Farming; Mules; Animals; Animal teams;
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • An inmate works with two mules to cultivate a field at the Parchman Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi.
  • Prisons; Prisoners; Prison laborers; Farms; Farming; Mules; Animals; Animal teams;
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Slattery, Robert.; Lindquist, Dale.; Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • Roosevelt Stewart, Jr. cultivates a field with two mules while Robert Slattery and Dale Lindquist record the sound and action at Parchman Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi.
  • Sound recording; Filmmakers; Farming; Prisons; Prison laborers; Prisoners; Group portraits; Mules; Animals; Animal teams;
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  • Farm photos and Parchman
  • Slattery, Robert.; Lindquist, Dale.; Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • Robert Slattery and Dale Lindquist film and record unidentified inmates as they work in a field at Parchman Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi.
  • Sound recording; Filmmakers; Farming; Prisons; Prison laborers; Prisoners; Group portraits;
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  • Farm photos and Parchman Ferris 011
  • Slattery, Robert.; Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • Robert Slattery follows and records the sound of Roosevelt Stewart, Jr. cultivating a field with a mule team at Parchman Penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi.
  • Sound recording; Mules; Animals; Animal teams; Farming; Prisons; Prison laborers; Group portraits;

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