Exterior view of the Illinois State Penitentiary
Exterior view of the Illinois State Penitentiary at Stateville, near Joliet. It was 2220 acres in total, 64 acres of which were within the walls show in this image. The exterior wall was 30ft. high, and one and a quarter miles in length. It was the largest prison complex in the USA at the time
Picture No
10586497
Media ID
47571551
Size
5327px x 3429px
(9.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Pharcide
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
1930
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