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Title: Folsom Field Day at Folsom State Prison
Date Created and/or Issued: 1924
Contributing Institution: Sacramento Public Library
Collection: Sacramento Room Photographs
Rights Information: This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Description: This July 4, 1924 photograph shows two African-American couples at Field Day festivities, held every Independence Day at Folsom Prison. The tradition was instituted by Warden Charles Aull, and included live entertainment, baseball games and a special meal. The suited men wear top hats and hold cakes. The women wear light-colored dresses and carry parasols. In the background is the prison’s main cellblock building.
Type: image
Identifier: 2214b
http://sacroom.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll1/id/2774
Subject: Holidays
Festivals and Celebrations
Prisons
Folsom, California
African Americans
Source: Sacramento Room Photograph Collection

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