[AFRICAN AMERICANA] -- [CRIME & PUNISHMENT]. Composite cabinet card featuring mug shots of prisoners at the Ohio Penitentiary, Columbus. O.P. Annex Souvenir, 1907.
Sale 1005 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Mar 1, 2022
Lots Close
Mar 8, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
Estimate
$200 -
$300
Sold for $188
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[AFRICAN AMERICANA] -- [CRIME & PUNISHMENT]. Composite cabinet card featuring mug shots of prisoners at the Ohio Penitentiary, Columbus. O.P. Annex Souvenir, 1907.
3 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. composite cabinet photograph on cardstock mount (surface soiling, toning, some fading; corner and edge wear to mount, some corner loss). Rare composite image featuring 28 mug shots of white and Black prisoners who were sentenced to death by electric chair at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus in 1907. The top left corner shows an execution scene, and directly above the electric chair is the trapdoor previously used for death by hanging. With printed information on verso, including a key to the numbered photos listing the prisoner's name, crime, and date of execution.
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