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183947367New Orleans: Printed by D. Felt & Co 1839. Very Good -. New Orleans: Printed by D. Felt & Co. 1839. First Edition. Octavo; removed; 20pp. Front and rear wraps detached but present; light edgewear and minor staining; brief pencil notes at lead of text; Good to Very Good. Uncommon New Orleans imprint on the subject of foreign naturalization. <br /> <br /> Sabin 42185. Printed by D. Felt & Co unknown
1973209341973. Archive of four press photographs produced between 1973 and 1976 documenting inmate life prison reform efforts and conditions within Orleans Parish Prison in New Orleans Louisiana a carceral institution whose origins extended back to the antebellum era and the policing of enslaved African Americans. The material documents systems of incarceration and institutional control through visual and textual evidence revealing recreational programs women's detention facilities inmate education initiatives and efforts to address violence within one of the nation's most criticized prison systems. Built in 1837 the prison historically functioned both as a municipal jail and as a site of punishment for enslaved people where imprisoned Black individuals could be subjected to whipping solitary confinement and deprivation. By the twentieth century the institution had become nationally associated with overcrowding violence and inmate abuse generating lawsuits and public scrutiny over prison conditions. These photographs provide primary-source evidence for the study of incarceration race prison reform and the lived experience of prisoners in the American South during the post-Civil Rights era.<br /> Archive consists of four black-and-white silver gelatin press photographs each approximately 8 x 10 inches many retaining original press captions or pasted articles on the verso or printed margins. One 1973 photograph depicts two Black inmates playing pool inside a sparse recreation area containing a single billiards table surrounded by concrete walls and rows of metal lockers illustrating the limited recreational infrastructure available to prisoners. A 1974 image captures two inmates identified as Perry Nelson and DeLyons boxing within an outdoor prison ring while correctional officers and inmates observe nearby; the accompanying article discusses prison efforts to channel inmate violence into organized athletic programming intended to improve morale and reduce assaults. A 1975 photograph shows a barefoot female inmate awaiting trial inside a dimly lit cell decorated with greeting cards small personal items and a cross placed on a shelf overhead while the accompanying article references public criticism and reforms intended to improve conditions for incarcerated women. Another photograph from the women's division dated circa 1976 documents female inmates and prison workers gathered in a classroom environment associated with "CONCEPT" a volunteer-led educational initiative established in 1973 offering counseling Black history courses creative writing sewing drawing music programs and lectures on topics including women's liberation and drug abuse.<br /> The archive reflects broader national debates surrounding incarceration and prison reform during the 1970s when increasing public attention focused on prison violence racial inequality within the criminal justice system and rehabilitation initiatives following the Attica uprising and other prison protests. Orleans Parish Prison became emblematic of deteriorating urban jail systems in the United States particularly regarding the treatment of poor and predominantly African American inmates. These photographs preserve both the punitive realities of the institution and the emergence of educational and rehabilitative efforts within the prison environment. Minor edge wear and occasional editor's markings. Very good condition overall. Historically significant visual record of incarceration race and reform efforts within one of the most notorious prison systems in the American South. unknown
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180425033Washington 1804. 6 2 blank pp. Disbound and lightly toned. Very Good. <br /> <br /> The Senate proposed these Amendments to the House Bill providing for extension of the laws of the United States to the Louisiana Territory purchased from France forming a part of the earliest legislation concerning this newly acquired expanse. <br /> AI 7428 1- DLC. OCLC locates three copies AAS Yale Cambridge under two accession numbers. Not in BEAL. unknown
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1995275135PN. New. 1995. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
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1930209001930. Prison & Incarceration Angola Prison Documentary Press Photograph Archive Depicting Inmate Living Conditions and Institutional Control at Louisiana State Penitentiary 1930-1976Former plantation Angola prison press photographs documenting Louisiana State Penitentiary the former Angola plantation turned state prison one of the most historically significant and controversial carceral institutions in the United States. Established on the grounds of a former slave plantation along the Mississippi River Angola developed into the largest maximum-security prison in the United States and became widely known during the twentieth century for forced agricultural labor racial segregation and persistent investigations into prison conditions. Photographs in this archive record inmate life security practices and the physical structure of the prison during the mid-twentieth century including images produced during the period when prison reform and incarceration policy became subjects of national debate.<br /> <br /> Archive of nine silver gelatin press photographs dating from 1930-1976 documenting the Angola prison complex and its inmates. Most photographs measure approximately 6 x 9 inches to 8 x 10 inches. Images include views of cell interiors with bunk beds and barred doors prisoners standing or moving through institutional corridors and groups of inmates assembled outdoors within the prison grounds. One photograph from 1973 shows a Black inmate seated on an upper bunk reading a book inside a crowded cell. Another 1973 image shows an unnamed Black prisoner wearing a bandana while looking outward through barred windows. A 1975 press photograph depicts a guard scanning Black inmate Kenny Johnston with a metal detector following a federal court order requiring the prison to adopt new security procedures. A 1976 image shows Black and white prisoners walking along a railway path within the prison yard dressed in everyday work clothing. The earliest photograph dated 1930 shows a group of white businessmen standing outside a wooden structure near a large stack of boxes reportedly constructed by prison labor. Several photographs retain original press captions or news articles attached verso including commentary on prison reform calling for a shift away from large centralized maximum-security institutions toward smaller community-based correctional facilities.<br /> <br /> Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola emerged during the twentieth century as one of the most widely studied American prisons because of its origins as a former plantation and its long association with forced agricultural labor performed by incarcerated men. Convicts were historically housed in buildings originally constructed for enslaved people and compelled to work the surrounding fields. Public scrutiny intensified during the twentieth century as journalists courts and reform advocates documented violence racial inequality and inadequate living conditions inside the prison. By the 1970s the period represented most strongly in this archive the American criminal justice system faced growing calls for reform as federal courts intervened in prison administration and journalists published investigations into inmate treatment and overcrowding. Minor editorial markings and light edge wear consistent with press handling; overall condition very good. A cohesive documentary archive illustrating the lived environment of incarceration at one of the most historically consequential prisons in the United States. unknown
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18616313Baton Rouge: J.M. Taylor 1861. About very good. 7pp. Disbound. Minor edge wear small dampstains at lower right corner. Minor tanning and faint foxing. Scarce report for the Vicksburg Shreveport and Texas Railroad issued in the same month that Louisiana seceded from the United States. This edition details the construction completed up to January 1861 and encourages the state legislature to continue funding the project given the context of secession -- "Event are beginning to justify the policy of the State in extending aid to the full extent of Constitutional ability to the various railroads with its boundaries. As a means of military defense this road is of great importance to the state. If any emergency should make it necessary to concentrate a body of armed men in any of the parishes on the Mississippi the citizen-soldiers from the more populous upland parishes may be carried over it from Monroe in a few hours." OCLC notes several institutions with small runs of this report but most seem to lack this January 1861 issue. J.M. Taylor unknown
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