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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.
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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.
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A football game in the yards at
Oklahoma State Prison, 1938.
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Playing volleyball in the gymnasium
at the new prison at Eastham, Texas, 1957.
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A baseball game at an unknown prison.
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Playing volleyball in the yards at the prison in Jackson, Michigan, 1932.
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The New York State Reformatory Midgets, Junior
Basketball team. The coach is a civilian athletic instructor, 1921.
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"The Bleechers - A few of the
six hundred 'fans'." Note that this is the same prison as R1-9 above.
The date is probably later as there is new construction on the right of
this building.
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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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A football game at Oklahoma State
Prison, 1938.
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The gymnasium at the new prison at Eastham, Texas,
1957
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A track and field event at an unknown
prison in 1913. Postcard published by J. W. Hayford.
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A track and field event at an unknown
prison in 1913. Postcard published by J. W. Hayford.
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Unknown baseball team.
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A football game between the institution
and outsiders at Oklahoma State Prison, 1938.
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Watching a baseball game at an unknown
prison. This is the same prison as R1-9 and R1-16 above. Note the building
in the background on the left hand side of the photo.
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Inmates watching a boring match at
Utah State Prison, July 4, 1938.
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A prison baseball game at one of
six recreational yards at the Stateville, Illinois prison, circa 1935.
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Men climbing a rope in the yards
at an unknown prison, circa 1917.
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