An Unpleasant Visit
by Sandra Bronstein
Title
An Unpleasant Visit
Artist
Sandra Bronstein
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Fine Art Photography
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S. Bronstein Photography. All Rights Reserved.
A total of 3,069 prisoners, including 29 women, lived within these walls during the prison's thirty-three years of operation. Their crimes ranged from murder to polygamy, with grand larceny being the most common. A majority served only portions of their sentences due to the ease with which paroles and pardons were obtained. One hundred eleven persons died while serving their sentences, most from tuberculosis, which was common throughout the territory. Of the many prisoners who attempted escape, twenty-six were successful, but only two were from within the prison confines. No executions took place at the prison because capital punishment was administered by the county government. Temperatures often soared to 115 daily throughout the summer months. Many were imprisoned in single, dark cells with only one small iron doorway when prison rules were not obeyed.
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February 28th, 2012
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Comments (25)
Chris Berry
great image of a not so great event...love the light and all the patterns created by the structure
Lois Bryan
Sandra ... a sad place, haunted by sadness I'm sure. But your amazing photography .. angle, point of view and exquisite exposure work ... is a tribute to all those lost dreams. Hat's off to you, hon. f&v!!!
Sandra Bronstein
Thanks Dawn - I was there alone and it really was unnerving to walk into the few cells that were open. And to think this was considered a model prison for its time!
Dawn Senior-Trask
Chilling! For a moment I thought it was the old pen in Rawlins or the territorial prison in Laramie. Grim reminder of the harshness of past times -- the unsparing light and your strong composition make me gasp at my luck that the door is ajar for my escape, when for so many the only way out was death.