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Postcard: Ohio: Columbus, State Penitentiary, Death Chamber

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Postcard: Ohio: Columbus, State Penitentiary, Death Chamber

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Title Postcard: Ohio: Columbus, State Penitentiary, Death Chamber
Publisher Arcade Post Card Company
Time Period 20th century
Description Undated postcard featuring an image of the Death Chamber at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio. Six men are standing around one man, whose face is covered, strapped to an electric chair.
General Subject Area Crime
Extent 1 postcard
Institution Kent State University
Repository Special Collections and Archives
Finding aid title Finding Aid for the Prison Postcards collection
Access Rights This digital object is owned by Kent State University and may be protected by U.S. Copyright law (Title 17, USC). Please include proper citation and credit for use of this item. Use in publications or productions is prohibited without written permission from Kent State University. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives for more information.
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Format of Original postcard
Subject Capital Punishment
Jails, Prisons
Provenance Prison Postcards collection
Genre/Format postcards
Geographical Location United States. Ohio

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