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Interior View of Cell House, Illinois State Penitentiary, Stateville, Near Joliet, Ill.
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| Category | Illinois State Penitentiary-Cell House |
| Title | Interior View of Cell House, Illinois State Penitentiary, Stateville, Near Joliet, Ill. |
| Description | Color Postcard; The cell houses are circular in form and all cells radiate toward and face the central point, where a guard's tower and observation point afford constant supervision by one officer, who also controls the locking and lighting systems. From this tower the cell doors are locked and unlocked by means of hydraulic pressure. The rays of the sun shine directly into every cell for at least two hours each day the sun shines. |
| Subject | Illinois State Penitentiary -- Joliet (Ill.) -- History; Prisons -- Joliet (Ill.) -- History; Postcards -- Joliet (Ill.) -- History; Joliet (Ill.) -- History |
| Publisher Imprint | E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee |
| Postcard Numbering | Front: 23; Back: 28215 |
| Publisher (Digital) | Lewis University |
| Date | No date |
| Type | Image
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| Format | Image/tiff |
| Identifier | Volume1/cellhouse_189024.pdf |
| Source | Click on this link to see more historical information on the Joliet area - http://www.lewisu.edu/imcanal/index-imcanal.htm |
| Language | English |
| Geographic Coverage | Joliet, Ill. |
| Rights | All rights held by Lewis University. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please contact the Howard and Lois Adelmann Regional History Collection at Lewis University at 815-836-5579 or 815-836-5665. |
| Collection | Postcard Collection (Lewis University) |
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