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There's no avoiding the bullet holes in one of the walls near the entrance to the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, Baku, Azerbaijan. Vintage 1918 but victim/perpetrator identities depend on who one speaks to.
HD PENTAX-D FA 28-105mm f3.5-5.6
This picture is in two different collections with completely different identifications.
Naval History & Heritage Command, Washington, DC, USA identified as “Execution Wall, Cavite, P.I.”
California State Library description “Spanish fortifications, Luneta (Manila)”
Gift to the library by Mrs. Frank Atkinson, Feb. 16, 1948
I tend to believe the Naval History & Heritage Command description is accurate but it is not verifiable that the California State Library description “Spanish fortifications, Luneta” is undeniably in error so it will remain.
Just before he is thrust barbarically into the depths of the slimepits, Sgt. McCinnis is about to be rescued by his brothers...and...er...sister?
"On the morning of 27th May 1541, Margaret Pole was informed she would be dead within the hour. Henry VIII was determined to rid his realm of anyone that may pose a threat to his throne, which included a frail 67-year-old lady. Until the end, Margaret claimed her innocence before God, she stated no crime had been imputed to her and that she was wrongly judged. According to popular belief, a poem was found carved on the wall of her cell, as follows:
‘For traitors on the block should die;
I am no traitor, no, not I!
My faithfulness stands fast and so,
towards the block I shall not go!
Nor make one step, as you shall see;
Christ in Thy Mercy, save Thou me!’"
Blessed Margaret Pole was beheaded here, on East Smithfield Green, within the precincts of the Tower, on 27th May 1541, and buried in the chapel of St Peter ad Vincula.
"She died a traitor under the law, but to many others an unlawfully judged elderly woman who did not deserve her cruel end. Following the execution of his mother, Cardinal Reginald Pole said that he would ‘Never fear to call himself the son of a martyr’. And 345 years later, in 1886, Lady Salisbury became exactly that. On the 29th December 1886, she became the Blessed Margaret Pole under the Roman Catholic Church. She was beatified by Pope Leo XIII."
Today, 28 May, is her feast day.
This plaque commemorates the Polish victims of three executions carried out by the Germans on Nabielaka Street during the Second World War.
On 24th November 1943, 10 prisoners from the Pawiak prison were killed here. Another execution took place in July 1944. The third execution happened at the beginning of the Warsaw Uprising, when German soldiers shot a number of local residents who were fleeing from their homes....
Tchorek plaques: stillunusual.tumblr.com/post/160904663281/tchorek-plaque
Der heute als Kalvarienberg bekannte Hügel oberhalb Bad Tölz war ab dem Mittelalter die Hinrichtungsstelle der Stadt. Dort oben befand sich ein Galgen, hat so mancher Zeitgenosse sein Leben gelassen. Die letzte Hinrichtung auf dem „Calvarienberg“ fand mutmaßlich 1790 statt.
The now known as Calvary hill above Bad Toelz was from the Middle Ages, the place of execution of the city. Up there was a gallows. And there laid down his life so many people. The last execution ion the "Calvary hill“ was suspected in 1790.
I went back through my pictures from a photo shoot I did a while ago at a medieval castle in Beersel that’s only a stone’s throw away from home (don’t know why I waited 46 years to get pictures of that AMAZING place)…
There’s a torture chamber that’s not easy to find in the myriad of stairways and turret rooms that looked like it would suit, so I asked my skeleton buddy (bought him at Costco in Montreal for $40 and took him back to Belgium on the plane !!) what he thought of the idea and he just dropped his jaw and said “far-fukkin’-OUT!!”
So we did some shots outside on the patio and in the bedroom in different positions so I’d have options for positioning him in the montage. He was pretty cooperative but got a bit pissy when I told him he wouldn’t get paid. I just told him there was no budget and that seemed to shut him up…
At first I didn’t have a clear idea of what the finished image would be, though the scenario started to evolved as I tried different set ups. Fact is, when I visited that eerie chamber, it was hard not to imagine and actually feel the anguish of torture and executions that happened there in ages past. So I went with that and added some extra elements (like the sword and bondage rings on the walls) to reinforce the story line.
But there was something missing… maybe bats flying round overhead? Of course they needed to be skeletal too, so I searched Google for royalty free bat skeleton images and was totally blown away to find so many to choose from !!
It took absolute ages to isolate all the bones (and that goes for the big guy as well) from the background images and to position everything and balance the lighting of all the elements. But in the end, and in my own distorted and characteristically bent way, I felt it was worth it.
I don’t know how many it’s ultimately gonna appeal to, but it’s my heart felt tribute to my favorite event of the year… Halloween :-)
WARNING - SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND THE FOLLOWING TEXT UPSETTING.
This is a real (although, happily, now disused) execution chamber. It is in the Crumlin Road prison in Northern Ireland. The whole prison is now superseded and instead is a tourist attraction. The procedures for an execution brought to condemned man to a holding cell for a few days, where he could do the best he could to prepare himself. He was told that the execution chamber was in another part of the prison and he expected to eventually walk to it. But in reality it was behind a dummy cupboard which, at the appointed time, was crashed to one side to reveal the sight you see here. He was then marched forward and dealt with. The practised team took less then half a minute to complete the task. 17 criminals died here.
I expected to see a central noose (the loop of rope above it was tied to pull apart as the man fell, part of the "long drop" technique that Britain developed, designed to kill "instantly" instead of strangle). The length of rope was dependent on the prisoner's weight; the lighter the man, the longer the rope. What I didn't expect were the two side nooses. These are straps to hold on to (much as you get of trains and trams). Two officers stood either side of the condemned man and stopped him hopping about or collapsing. When the trapdoor crashed open (and the release of the safety lock and trapdoor is terrifyingly sudden and noisy) they obviously didn't want the officers to also fall into the hole.
Van Nelle Factory, Rotterdam The Netherlands – Architects: Brinkman and Van der Vlugt – masterplan 1914 – 1923; design 1923 – 1925; execution 1925 - 1931
The Van Nelle Factory is one of the highlights of the Modern Movement in the Netherlands. The impressive glass building is not only an example of functionalism and rational production, but also improved working conditions for workers in the twentieth century. The restored building is now one of the most important monuments of Rotterdam
The Firm Van Nelle was selling coffee, tea, tobacco and snuff in Rotterdam since 1782. The entirely new complex consists of the actual factory building, an office building, a warehouse, expedition and storage depots along the canal, a boiler house and several workshops. A cafeteria and sports fields were also to be found in the area. The factory building consists of three elongated in height sloping parts separated by stairwells. Tobacco has eight, coffee five and tea factory three floors. The staircases house the washing and changing facilities, toilets and lifts, separated for men and women. This allowed for continues factory floors and easily adjustable layouts. By using a concrete frame the non-load bearing facades could be made almost entirely of glass with only thin steel frames. Light and air could penetrate deep into the building. The expedition and storage strip along the water is connected to the main building by overhead conveyor bridges. Another sky bridge connects the plant to the office at the entrance of the complex. The office consists of a strip with two layers of offices and a large open space with glass walls and glass meeting rooms. The office follows the curve in the road. During construction, a tea room on the roof of the tobacco factory was added.
In 1942, low-rise warehouses designed by Brinkman and Van den Broek were realized. In 1974 at the back of the building, a new distribution centre was built. In 1951 other products such as pudding and chewing gum made their entrance. After a takeover by the American Standard Brands in 1989, Van Nelle competitor Sara Lee / Douwe Egberts, sold the complex in 1995, so it could finally get the status of national monument. Using the name Van Nelle Design Factory, the complex started a new life. The factory complex was restored by Wessel de Jonge and Claessens Erdmann. The transparency of the factory floor was maintained as much as possible by the new climate walls on the inside. The new inner facades are made of aluminium and therefore clearly identifiable as new elements. On the floors office spaces of various sizes have been realized for the creative sector. The ground floor is used for exhibitions and conferences. The adjacent buildings have been restored and are used by a number of architectural firms.
1883 R Swatow - Mee Choung - Execution ground
Shàntóu (Chinese: 汕头), also known as Swatow or Suátao, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, with a total population of 5,391,028 as of 2010 and an administrative area of 2,064 square kilometres (797 sq mi).
"14891. A Boxer Chief undergoing a most terrible death for his crimes, China." copyright 1902 by B.W. Kilburn. Original card stereoview in my collection.
The ANAGLYPH 3D version of this image that views in 3D when wearing RED/CYAN 3D glasses is here: www.flickr.com/photos/depthandtime/5195883056/
Edouard Manet - the execution of emperor Maximilian (last version, Mannheim) [1868-69]
Edouard Manet - Die Erschiessung Kaiser Maximililians von Mexico [1869]
Städtische Kunsthalle Mannheim
Emperor Maximalian stands between his generals Mejia and Miramon, on June 19th of 1867.
Who wants to know more about the historical background, why archduke Maximilian of Habsburg (Hapsburg, Habspurg) entered in the Mexican adventure may read the following article:
www.holocaustianity.com/hysteria/maximilian.html
More about the history of Manet's paintings:
1) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Execution_of_Emperor_Maximilian
2) www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2006/Manet/
or
www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2006/Manet/detail_f...
English Civil War Society
By kind permission of the Royal Parks Department, the King’s Army Annual March and Parade will again follow the route taken by Charles I from St James Palace on the Mall to the place of his untimely death at the Banqueting House in Whitehall, London. This event is an established part of the London calendar and has followed a similar format now for forty years. The parade assembles from 11am outside St James Palace on The Mall and marches to form up on Horse Guards Parade, a considerable privilege for an organisation such as ourselves, from where a wreath is carried across Whitehall and placed at the execution site. A short service follows and awards and commissions are conferred on deserving members of the King’s Army.
"When he was near death, he said, “It is my choice to die at the hands of mortals with the hope that God will restore me to life; but for you, there will be no resurrection to life.”' – 2 Maccabees 7:14, which is part of today's first reading at Mass.
This sculpture, depicting Jean d'Aire is by Rodin, and it is part of the sculpted tableau called 'The Burghers of Calais'. It stands in the Main Quad of Stanford University.
The hanging execution of Auschwitz Kommandant Rudolf Hoess in 1947 at the Auschwitz camp 1. Photo courtesy of Auschwitz Study Group member Marek Ksiezarczyk
A view from the execution yard in Auschwitz.
The place of execution was the yard between Blocks 10 and 11, which was sealed off by two walls.Here there was a wall, specially painted black, built of wood, sand and insulating board. At the foot of the wall, sand was sprinkled to soak up the blood of the victims. This wall was known as the “Wall of Death” or “Black Wall”.
Guillotine 1/6 scale mahogany exact replica of the French guillotine from 1907.See more of my creations at:
The parish church
Design and construction
Machegg is documented have been founded in 1268 by Bohemian King Ottokar. Only ten years later, he fell in the battle against Rudolf of Habsburg in Dürnkrut. The city was therefore never fully developed. The Gothic parish church, dedicated to the Holy Margaretha, was not completed. To execution came just the choir - and as georradar measurments in 1998 resulted - the foundations of the long house. It was also determined by this deep investigations, that the portapoint (line between the portal) of the planned nave is over 7 meters outside the entrance of today's church (tower). The choir meets in the floor plan to that of the Dome of Wiener Neustadt, a mighty cathedral was Ottokar's plan!
This portalpoint (after DI . Dr. E. Reidinger) is als urban planning point of reference. The church is in the axle geometry of the city involved, and therefore the key to the entire system concept and founding date .
At that time, living and belief are a unit, such as state and church. The planning of the city is closely linked with that of the church. Eastern to Marchegg is the holy day, by which the town was entrusted to the divine protection and blessings.
In 1268 fell the green thursday, standding at the beginning of the passion, death and finally the resurrection of jesus christ on the 5th april. On that day, so reveals the bent axis of our parish, the long house was oriented in the direction of sunrise. 8 april 1268 (Easter Sunday ) was then the orientation of the choir as part of a sacred act.
Reidinger: "The reconstructed construction plan of the city and the orientation of the church with the bent axis give the answer to the date of the founding of the city.
What great importance does this mean to the churchbuilding! in the resurrection liturgy (long time on Easter Sunday early in the morning hours celebrated) shines the rising sun through the middle window into the dark church interior! Christ is risen!
As Rudolf I in the year 1278 achieved the mighty victory over King Ottokar, he gave in grateful remembrance of the fact that God, "not far from the church to marche field (Marchfeld)e", him rescued from the deadly danger, including the space along with bridge in front of the mill. In the donation letter issued by him he takes the church with their possessions under his special protection.
Later, the exact date and reason on which legal situation is unknown, Marchegg figures as vicariate of the parish parish of melk Weikendorf and the abbey of melk was holding the patronage.
From the year 1410 is a legal decision is available that the parish priest of Marchegg, the then called Wernherus, as mother gift to the church of Weikendorf every year for pennies pound as sign of filial dependence has to pay.
In the year 1429 was Johann Ströbein from Grossenzersdorf rector of the filial church santa Margaret of Marchegg.
In the same year figures Marchegg in a directory of the parishes and benefices of the diocese of Passau.
On 23 July 1465 asked the owner of dominion of Marchegg, earl Rüdiger von Starhemberg, the abbot of melk to give the vacant parish church of Marchegg to the Mert Putner (Martinus Pertner).
In the year 1506 came the former parish priest of Stillfried, Johannes Syndel as pastor to Marchegg.
In the Protestant Reformation protestant estate owner salm and landau monopolized the patronage and put in preacher.
The transfer of the reign earl Paul Pálffy took place on 26 May 1621 and in the course of the Counter-Reformation the condition take care of the parish and abolish the preachers in said place. Pallfy vowed further only to allow the Catholic religion in Marchegg.
Probably the parish from the end of the fifteenth century has been administrated by the former P. Paulinern of Mariathal (marianka - Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit) in Slovakia. From there came a priest all months for pastoral work to Marchegg. Because due to the floods often no priest appeared, Pálffy 1632 war looking for a world-priest. However, because of the poor pay and the many damage to the church and the parsonage, he could not get one for some time until Pater Sebastian Kempf finally in the year 1634 here was delegated by by the order of Saint Paul.
Before 1663 the erection of John Chapel next to the church.
1689 the parish was robbed during the kuruc fightings.
On 10 March 1697 received in the local parish church a turkish woman the holy sacrament of baptism. Probably she was left behind from the entourage of the turkish war.
1748 Maria-Lauretta chapel was built next to the parish church on an old tomb.
1776 In the church was erected to the holy Leonhard and Wendelin a new constructed side altar.
1784 The branch site Breiteseen was separtend from the parish of Marchegg and raised to an independent "Lokalkaplay".
1784 The parish of Marchegg was incorporated into the archdiocese of Vienna.
1786 26the march was abandoned cemetery location around the church.
Because of the danger of collapsing bell tower (roof rider) was demolished in 1787 and the roof is covered the same.
1786 - 1789 church annex
1790 worship was once again celebrated in the church and the church bells newly transferred to the new tower.
1850, as the bell tower threatened to collapse, it was removed, the main entrance of the church locked and the ship supported.
1853 Prince Pálffy let begin the construction of the church tower. The tower rests on 170 oak trunks.
In 1855 the cross was placed on the newly constructed tower. The cross made of of iron has been galvanically gildened, was picked up in a solemn procession from the castle and consecrated by Dechant Simon Schwarz.
Renovation of the church interior: a woman from Vienna, Magdalena Schineder, a marcheggerin (born to Marchegg), gave 350 fl, mister notary dionys Klemer 40 fl, for acquisition of new altarpiece for the high altar, which dates from the school of the famous painter Kupelwieser. The remaining contributions came from the community, from Vienna, Prague, Brno, Malacka and Baumgarten.
Termination of the church renovation in 1856.
1878 600 year anniversary of the church.
1890 New stained glass windows. Donors. Prince Palffy, Earl Apponyi, Vicar Rohrwasser (born Marchegger):
1895 Prince Liechtenstein donated two stained glass windows
1897 Flood. Parsonage and church were under water. In the church, the water reached up to the kneeling benches.
1899 17th september round 5:15 early in the morning reached the high water church and main square. Church services took place till 23nd september in the castle chapel.
1899 Princess Palffy donated a white alb, which she had embroidered herself.
1910 12th november inserting of the figural windows was completed. In the night were broken parts and robbed the offertory. The pastor prompted to remove all offertories.
1911 King Ferdinand of Bulgaria visited the parish on the journey through.
1917 The copper and the skirts of the windows of the church tower were removed and replaced by zinc sheet.
In january 1918 the organ pipes were requisitioned for war purposes.
1930 18.9. Laying of the foundation stone of a makeshift church at the railway station.
1931 7.10. Construction of the temporary church and nursery was completed. Financing by pastor Kowanda and the club "Catholic action in Marchegg".
1938 On 15th march came SA-men from Marchegg and took money, cash book and passbook of Catholic young folk. Amount of 45 shillings. Catholic young folk was dissolved.
Since 7th april on the steeple blew the swastika flag.
In 1940 cardinal Innitzer came for visitation to Marchegg. Teenagers rampaged and scolded the cardinal.
1945 Shelling of Marchegg - city church received 7 strikes. Above the presbyterium in the stone window frames, front under the base of the church. 4 shots hit the tower and the roof of the new part of the church. Between church and kindergarten 2 strikes, 5 strikes in the parish garden.
In 1953, the statue of Holy Elisabeth was erected.
In 1954, the statue of Saints Michael, Barbara and Katharina that were destroyed in the bomb hit came back restored. 9th may blessing of the bells.
1958 Completion of the extention of the church Christ the King at Marchegg station.
1960 At the renovation of the ceiling several frescoes were found, two of which were saved.
Consecration the statue of St. Elizabeth, gift of the Federal Monuments Office.
1967 Lightning struck during a funeral in the church tower. Thanks to the lightning protection system, no damage has been produced.
In 1970 the albhon organ was blessed by archbishop Dr. Josef Schoiswohl. Donation of Kommerzialrat Josef Durry.
1989 Consecration of altar and organ of the church of Christ the King by auxiliary bishop DDr. Helmut Krätzl.
1992 Consecration ot the new altar of the city church by Bishop Florian Kuntner.
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PCA 154 The End
Apr 24 - May 8, 2011 (2 weeks)
Image Tag: pca154
Assignment: This is the followup assignment to pca140 (In the Beginning). This time your assignment is to find or compose a scene that conveys the essence of the end. There are many moments (or things or concepts) in our days, weeks, or lives that represent the end (finish) of something big or small. Do your best to make it recognizable to others what end your image represents.
Disclaimer : Relax, It's a photo, no one was harmed in the making of it... It doesn't mean anything, its not directed at anyone, I'm not calling out for help, just depicting a concept.
WIT: Well, its the end - I kind of combined two ideas I had floating around in my head: the end as death and "End of my rope". I wanted the shot to be about the act, not the subject or the background or anything, so I cleaned up as much as I could with the setup -which was a PITA- I had my big tripod holding a broom handle that had the two nooses tied to it, and set my little tripod up next to it shooting down the line of nooses, with a remote triggered flash on the flexible tripod down near the floor aimed at the wall at 1/8th; and since its a selfie, I had the remote in my hand. Anyway, again, because its a selfie I had a hard time with the composition and shot about 50 of these before I got something vaguely acceptable - I changed the lighting a few times as well. My vision was just a little different but this works OK, I suppose; I have a thing about telling the story in the OOF sections, so if the in-focus noose didn't tell all of the story (and I didn't think it did) the impending act does.
Oh, yeah, I had to figure out how to tie a noose too (not a skill I'd acquired before this point in time, strangely enough. I don't even know if this is a real noose, I just used a fishing knot that was pretty close)
EDIT: I wanted this to be more an atrocity than a suicide; I'm thinking maybe having the gallows operator present may have helped that. OR, A shot further down the torso with the victims's hands tied may have indicated that - which I was trying to convey with the two nooses - this is multiple gallows (like an end factory); maybe the in focus one is for you (the viewer), or maybe you are the executioner...
Bain News Service,, publisher.
Schlageter execution
[between ca. 1920 and ca. 1925]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see George Grantham Bain Collection - Rights and Restrictions Information www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/274_bain.html
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Bain News Service photograph collection (DLC) 2005682517
General information about the George Grantham Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.36068
Call Number: LC-B2- 6022-13
25th Ann. G.I. Joe figures
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祀典大天后宮 - 媽祖座前三百多年蟠柱青龍 / 昂首聽遍人生的祈禱 - 我的祈願神知道了嗎?
The great Matsu Temple in Tainan - The more than 300 years coil the column black dragon of face front of the Matsu / Holds up the head to listen to the life the prays - Has God known my wishing?
El gran templo de Matsu en Tainan - Los más de 300 años arrollan el dragón del negro de la columna del frente de la cara del Matsu /Soporte la cabeza para escuchar la vida ruega - ¿Dios ha sabido mi desear?
祭って大きい天后宮を抵当に入れます - 媽祖の席の前で3百年余りのとぐろを巻く柱の蒼竜 / 頭を上げて人生の祈祷を聞きます - 私の祈願の神は知りましたか？
Der große Matsu Tempel in Tainan - Die mehr als 300 Jahre umwickeln den Spaltenschwarzdrachen der Gesichtsfrontseite des Matsu /Halten Sie den Kopf, um zum Leben zu hören betet - Hat Gott meinen Wunsch gekannt?
Le grand temple de Matsu à Tainan - Les plus 300 années lovent le dragon de noir de colonne de l'avant de visage du Matsu de /Retardez la tête pour écouter la vie prie - Dieu a-t-il su mon souhait ?
Tainan Taiwan / Tainan Taiwán / 台灣台南
飛龍劍士 / SEGA Panzer Dragon
{空を飛ぶ竜の剣士/The fencer with a dragon}
{My BLOG/管樂雅集台南孔廟精彩演出}
{Wind instrument music elegant gathering Tainan Confucian temple splendid performance}
{管楽の風雅に集う台南孔子廟のすばらしい公演-2010楊は非常に誕生日おめでとうございます}
{Windinstrument-Musik elegante erfassenherrliche Leistung des tainan-konfuzianischen Tempels}
書中風起雲動 劍下虎嘯龍吟
The book stroke have the clouds to move under the sword the tiger's roar and dragon to recite
誰知成敗早已天定
Who knows the success or failure already to decide for GOD
回首江山依舊 入眼夕陽正紅
Who looks back on the landscape as before pleasant setting sun is red now
但願人長久情長在
Hopes the persons long-time sentiment exist
熱蘭劍士無悔無憾
The Zeelandia's swordsman regretless not regrets
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_State_Penitentiary
The Missouri State Penitentiary was a prison in Jefferson City, Missouri, that operated from 1836 to 2004. Part of the Missouri Department of Corrections, it served as the state of Missouri's primary maximum security institution. Before it closed, it was the oldest operating penal facility west of the Mississippi River. It was replaced by the Jefferson City Correctional Center, which opened on September 15, 2004.
Source: www.missouripentours.com/history/
Still owned by State of Missouri, The Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP) opened in 1836 along the banks of the Missouri River in Jefferson City, Missouri, the state capital. The prison housed inmates for 168 years and was the oldest continually operating prison west of the Mississippi until it was decommissioned in 2004. Now the Jefferson City Convention & Visitors Bureau offers a wide variety of tours at the site, once named the “The bloodiest 47 acres in America” by Time Magazine.
In 1831 Jefferson City’s hold on the capital city status was a tenuous one. To ensure that it remained the seat of government, Governor John Miller suggested a prison be built in Jefferson City. Construction began in 1834 and the first inmate arrived in 1836. From then on the prison became famous for being one of the most efficient in the country…and infamous for its notorious inmates and the 1954 riot on its grounds.
A former Union General, the first train robber, 1930s gangsters, world champion athletes, and the assassin that killed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. all came through the gates of the Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP) as inmates. Some left MSP for successful careers in the arts, sports, and even state government; others chose a life of more crime.
In September of 1937, Governor Lloyd Crow Stark signed a bill calling for execution by lethal gas. No longer would the local sheriff be responsible for carrying out the death penalty for those convicted in his county. The days of public hangings in Missouri were to finally come to an end. Many members of the legislature were strongly opposed to the bill and argued that more death sentences would result. Nevertheless, Missouri was, on the whole, a state that supported the death penalty for serious crimes. The bill was changed to lethal gas instead of the electric chair, and passed. In total, 40 inmates were put to death in the gas chamber between 1937 and 1989 when MSP death row ended and all capital punishment inmates were moved to the new prison at Potosi.
In 1985, officials from the MSP, the Department of Corrections, and the Division of Adult Institutions unearthed an old cell block that predated the Civil War. The discovery happened after a court order was issued to put in a recreation yard for offenders that were on death row. When the construction between Housing Units 2 and 3 began, and the crews started digging, they realized they hit something solid. This finding led to an exploration of six cells built around 1848, which were part of the long-buried Centennial Hall. Based on research, this is now believed to be the oldest existing building on the MSP property.
From the earliest days there was a need to isolate the female convicts that came to the Missouri State Penitentiary. Unfortunately, there was little provision for their incarceration. A number of female federal prisoners were sent to MSP because there were no federal facilities for women at the time. Their crimes were, in many cases, violations of immigration, naturalization or conspiracy laws, which coincided with the heightened fears during WWI.
During the years of 1953 and 1954 there had been a rash of prison riots across the United States. Many feared the Missouri system was ripe for an outbreak as well. The potential for riot became a popular topic of conversation which the Missouri Highway Patrol took very seriously, drafting a plan and training officers how to respond to such an event. The advance preparation would come in handy before long.
Keeping desperate and restless people behind bars will always present challenges to corrections officials. Early in the Missouri State Penitentiary’s history escapes were commonplace. Between a lack of a secure perimeter and prisoners working in the community, many escapes were accomplished without much planning or ingenuity.
In conjunction with the Missouri State Penitentiary tours, the museum residing in the lower-level of the Col. Darwin W. Marmaduke House provides additional historical information about the famous prison that operated for 168 years. The museum houses MSP memorabilia as well as a replica cell that demonstrates the living conditions at the prison. Visitors can view the many displays that provide information on prison industries, contract labor/private industries, life inside the walls and control/counter-control as well as items on loan from former Deputy Warden Mark Schreiber.
An "academical execution". I am no expert in studentic corporations but I think this shot was taken at the instance of a big studentical meeting around 1900.
One method the Nazis used to discourage rebellion was the shooting of hostages, especially women and children, in retaliation for acts of resistance. Five women, about to fall victims to a firing squad, were among 100 Slovenians shot in the village of Celje in 1942. The Nazis believed that the shooting of women and children would be especially effective in discouraging resistance activity. Yet, even such atrocities did not completely halt the actions of the Yugoslavian partisans.
Photo: Lydia Chagoll / United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Photo Archive