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[Photograph 2012.201.B1013.0449]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The maximum security unit at the State penitentiary, known as "Tge Rock," looks like this these days as inmates go about the task of cleaning up after the unit was burned out by convicts last October. A federal grand jury in Muskogee is currently investigating gassings and other incidents involved in the violence which was flared from time to time in these punishment cells."
Date: January 16, 1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1013.0445]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Earth berms surrounding the new maximum security housing unit essentially make the structure an underground building. The tower over the front entrance of the building can be seen in the upper right of the picture."
Date: February 20, 1991
Creator: McDaniel, David
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1013.0451]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Building is boomin inside the wall at the Oklahoma penitentiary but construction boys are not getting paid much in actual cash. The prisoners are getting "good time" (time off) for their work and they're happy about it."
Date: October 6, 1949
Creator: Johnson, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1013.0428]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Scene inside cell house of the state prison at McAlester. The double row of cots is inside the small hallway between the outer wall of the cell house and heavy wall of bars just in front of the steel cells. Only first class prisoners are permitted to sleep in this part of the prison, the more unruly being placed behind locked doors."
Date: unknown
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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