Souvenir of the Ohio Penitentiary
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Published: 1899
Place of publication: Columbus, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 70
Subjects: Pictorial works; Prisons; Convict labor; Capital punishment; Electrocution; Prison industries; Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio)
Notes: Photomechanical reproductions of photographs and etchings of the Ohio State Penitentiary, with accompanying text "Illustrated Penitentiary"

Photographs include portraits of wardens, officials, and prisoners. Images include exterior views, grounds, greenhouse, interior views of staff rooms, cell blocks, bath house, dining room, psychiatric ward, and hospital

Includes photographs of prison industries, including glove shop, foundry, and broom shop

Includes images of two inmates who have been sentenced to death, one of which is awaiting his execution. Another image shows an execution scene with the inmate, guard and warden

Includes etchings of guard room, sectional drawing of cell block and historic escape route, chapel, library, kitchen, administration building, bakery, and school room

Final page lists the names, duties, and inmate numbers of the prisoners who produced the book, including creation of original etchings