Water Behind Kentucky Prison Walls
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Title: Water Behind Kentucky Prison Walls
Description: Governor A.B. Chandler announced abandonment of the Kentucky State Prison after returning from the inauguration of President Roosevelt to find water behind the walls of the prison. A total of 2,900 convicts were evacuated to jails and buildings in other towns. Twelve prisoners were reported to have been either killed or drowned.
Source: Associated Press Photographs
Date: 1937-01
Format: photograph
Type: image
Identifier: 2012A021-003
Creator: unknown
Location: f.1
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Citation
unknown, “Water Behind Kentucky Prison Walls,” Digital Collections, accessed July 14, 2025, https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/items/show/3508.