Frank Smith, Kansas State Penitentiary

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September 13, 1931 · Gelatin silver print · Photographs

The presence of prison bars dominates this press photographs of a recently booked inmate. Frank Smith had just been recommitted to prison on an illegal gun charge after having served a twenty-six-year sentence for murder. According to one report, "he’s glad to be back."

Artist: Unknown
Date: September 13, 1931
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Department: Photographs
Credit line: Twentieth-Century Photography Fund, 2013

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