(PRISON) Photograph of an unnamed Georgia chain gang prisone

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(PRISON.) Photograph of an unnamed Georgia chain gang prisoner chained in a "dungeon." Wire photo, 7¾ x 7 inches, newspaper notations and caption clipping on verso; minor wear. [Decatur, GA], 25 June 1937

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An Associated Press wire photo showing the dismal conditions in Georgia prison camps. Other newspapers identified the location as a "Dekalb County prison camp" in Decatur, GA (see the Miami News of 24 June 1937).