# United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas: Prisoners and Armed Guards Marching into Penitentiary from Outside Work (Department of Justice album)

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Plate 40 of the Department of Justice album of the Atlanta and Leavenworth penitentiaries, ca. 1900 to ca. 1925, captioned "Prisoners and armed guards marching into penitentiary from outside work." The photograph is an elevated view from a stone building down a dirt road: a long column of prisoners marches toward the building, with figures along the road and in the field, and trees and houses beyond.

The catalog title is "United States Penitentiary - Leavenworth, Kansas: Prisoners and Armed Guards Marching into Penitentiary from Outside Work," local identifier 60-AL-40. It is plate 40 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--LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS." and the caption reads, in English and Spanish, "Prisoners and armed guards marching into penitentiary from outside work." / "Prisioneros y guardias armadas, marchando dentro la prision despues de trabajar afuera."

The photograph is an elevated view from a stone building down a dirt road: a long column of prisoners marches toward the building, with figures along the road and in the field, and trees and houses beyond.

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/99956075
- National Archives series: Album of Views of the Penitentiaries at Atlanta and Fort Leavenworth (NAID 518093): https://catalog.archives.gov/id/518093