Elmira Reformatory
Elmira, New York
New York State Reformatory, Elmira. First reformatory in the U.S., built in 1876.
E1-54  
Elmira from the front facing north, December 5, 1946.


E1-52  

An inmate cell at Elmira, circa 1937.

E1-1  
Confirmation Class, August, 1937.

E1-5  
Meeting of the New York Commission of Corrections at Elmira, May 13, 1937.

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The trades school machinist class, 1898.

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The trades school machinist class.

E1-14  

The Laundry in the new laundry shops and bath house building, 1906.

E1-16  
The shoe making shop.


E1-18  

The book bindery.

E1-2  
Woodworking class, 1898.


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A tailor class in the new laundry shops and bath house building, 1906.


E1-24  
The drawing school.


E1-4  

School of letters class.

E1-23  
Record office, 1908.


E1-39  
The baseball diamond of the Athletic Field of Elmira. The photo shows but a small portion of the entire field. The contesting teams in this photograph are the reformatory team and the Willys-Knight team, the latter is in the field.
E1-32  
Silver cup won by the Reformatory Baseball Team. This cup was offered as a prize by the Community Service organization of the city of Elmira as was contested for during the season of 1921. Eleven teams were competing for this trophy.
E1-33  
The New York State Reformatory Midgets, Junior Basketball team. The coach is a civilian athletic instructor, 1921.

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New York State Reformatory inmate baseball team, winners of the Championship Cup presented by the Community Service organization of the city of Elmira. The cup is above, photo E1-33. This team has played exhibition games at the State League grounds in Elmira.
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Department of Corrections and Juvenile Justice Studies
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