Digital Collections
Search using this query type:

Search only these record types:



Go to Advanced Items Search Page

  • Browse Items
  • Browse by Tag
  • Browse Collections
  • Browse Exhibits
  • Collection Tree
  • Request Copies
  • ← Previous Item
  • Next Item →

Water Behind Kentucky Prison Walls

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.

Creator

unknown

Source

Associated Press Photographs

Date

Jan, 1937

Format

photograph

Type

image

Identifier

2012A021-003

Location

f.1

Collection

Press Photographs

Tags

floods, prisons

Other Media

2012a021-03.jpg - image/jpeg

Citation

unknown, “Water Behind Kentucky Prison Walls,” Digital Collections, accessed July 4, 2022, https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/items/show/3508.

Output Formats

  • atom
  • csv
  • dcmes-xml
  • json
  • omeka-xml
Special Collection & Archives | 859-622-1792 | 126 Libraries Complex Crabbe Library Richmond, KY 40475 | Contact Us | About Us | Staff Login