Bars and door for prison cell no. 3 from Camp A at Angola prison
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1972
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Forte and Tablada Inc., American, founded 1961
label: Commissioned by
content: Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
notes: label: Description
content: Bars and gate for prison cell from cell no. 3 of Camp A at Angola prison in Louisiana. The structure, which makes up the fourth wall of the prison cell and has a moveable gate, is made up of thirteen separate pieces that form one solid piece when assembled.
place: label: Place collected
content: West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Prisons
label: Topic
content: Rural life
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Buildings and Structures
label: Exhibition
content: Power of Place
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections and Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.26.2.1a-n
objectType: label: Type
content: cells
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: steel
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (assembled gate and bars ): 87 1/4 × 139 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (221.6 × 353.7 × 24.1 cm)