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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.
Fort Hays State University (FHSU) is a public university in Hays that is the fourth largest of the six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents.
Fort Hays State was founded in 1902 as the Western Branch of Kansas State Normal School, which is now known as Emporia State University. The institution was originally located on the grounds of Fort Hays, a frontier military outpost that was closed in 1889. The university served the early settlers' needs for educational facilities in the new region. The first building closer to Hays was completed in 1904, at which time the university moved to its present location.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Hays_State_University
With a 2020 population of roughly 21,000 residents, Hays is the largest city in northwestern Kansas. It serves as the seat of Ellis County, and is home to Fort Hays State University.
Washington State Route 261 winds through Eastern Washington July 17, 2019.
SR 261 runs north to south, linking I-90 with US 12 and is the access highway to the world famous, yet remote Palouse Falls, a 200-foot waterfall that is located just to the north off of the Snake River.
NYC Skyline from Empire State Building
"You come to New York to find the ambiance that will evoke your best. You do not necessarily know precisely what that might be, but you come to New York to discover it."
~Dr. James Hillman
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NYC was a blast, i wish we had more time shooting all these amazing skylines. We just missed manhattanhenge so we are definitely going back for that. NYC is a photographer's paradise, so much to shoot, so little time. Hopefully next time we get to spend an entire week just shooting, none of that Statue of Liberty and museum tours... i heart this city!!!
Brown County State Park is in a forest south of Indianapolis, Indiana. That place is located in the temperate zone. In the fall, the trees show a feast of colors which we never see in Texas. Unfortunately, it was cloudy and late in the afternoon during my visit, so the lighting did not do justice to the splendid vegetation colors. I visited this place on October 25, 2019.
Democracy will not come
Today, this year
Nor ever
Through compromise and fear.
I have as much right
As the other fellow has
To stand
On my two feet
And own the land.
I tire so of hearing people say,
Let things take their course.
Tomorrow is another day.
I do not need my freedom when I'm dead.
I cannot live on tomorrow's bread.
Freedom
Is a strong seed
Planted
In a great need.
I live here, too.
I want freedom
Just as you.
Democracy
Langston Hughes
1902-1967
Call number: ON 588/Box 7
Digital ID: c071610013
Format: glass photonegative
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I'll leave it to you to mentally process the combination of the two signs that are found at Kohler-Andrae State Park.
Delaware State Police
Ford Crown Victoria
A Delaware State Trooper sits in the center median of I-295.
Photographed using the Fujifilm Hi-Speed 1600 disposable camera.
Taken in Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia.
State Highway 13 is patrolled by the GSP, Hall County and the City of Gainesville. Here a GSP unit stops to help two drivers who have had an accident.
Call number: ON 588/Box 02
Digital ID: c071150001
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Delaware State Police
2013 Chevrolet Caprice
Picture Date: 09/14/2012
A Delaware State Police Chevrolet Caprice sits parked in West Chester, Pennsylvania during an all police car show.
State Bar and Cafe. Old Downtown Carlin, Nevada.
Took a daytrip photoventure down to Midas with Chris Doerr and found this along the way. Incidentally, we ended up drinking in 4 different counties that day.
Mill Creek, WA Silverlake detachment
Marked Unit #7767 Commercial Vehicle Division
Ford Escape
March 6, 2013