# United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia: Prison Chapel Service (Department of Justice album)

Canonical: https://mobfiles.org/items/nara-99904424-atlanta-chapel-service/

Plate 13 of the Department of Justice album of the Atlanta and Leavenworth penitentiaries, ca. 1900 to ca. 1925, captioned "Prison chapel service." The photograph shows a large hall with columns, flags draped across the far wall above a stage, and rows of seated men facing the stage, with a few men seated at the sides and a chair on a low platform in the aisle.

The catalog title is "United States Penitentiary - Atlanta, Georgia: Prison Chapel Service," local identifier 60-AL-13. It is plate 13 of the Department of Justice album of views of the penitentiaries at Atlanta and Leavenworth, two of the first three United States penitentiaries. The page is headed "UNITED STATES PENITENTIARY--ATLANTA, GEORGIA." and the caption reads, in English and Spanish, "Prison chapel service." / "Edificio adonde celebran los oficios de misa en la prision."

The photograph shows a large hall with columns, flags draped across the far wall above a stage, and rows of seated men facing the stage, with a few men seated at the sides and a chair on a low platform in the aisle.

The catalog dates the series "ca. 1900 - ca. 1925," and the item carries no date of its own, so no year is claimed. The series description says the album documents phases of construction and includes "a few photos of the prisoners." No prisoner or officer is named.

## Sources

- National Archives Catalog, General Records of the Department of Justice (RG 60), Album of Views of the Penitentiaries at Atlanta and Fort Leavenworth: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/99904424
- National Archives series: Album of Views of the Penitentiaries at Atlanta and Fort Leavenworth (NAID 518093): https://catalog.archives.gov/id/518093