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Title: Folsom Prison Main Entrance
Creator: Sacramento Bee
Date Created and/or Issued: 1964/08/21
Contributing Institution: Center for Sacramento History
Collection: Center for Sacramento History Photo Collection
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Description: Photo caption printed in the Sacramento Bee on August 23, 1964: "This is a sight familiar to felons by the thousands - the main gate of Folsom State Prison. The old, granite walled institution no longer is considered adequate for maximum security purposes."
Type: Image
Identifier: 031F5091-F7BB-4D6F-A62E-774514882575
1983/001/SBPM06520
Subject: Folsom Prison
Represa, Ca
Sacramento County

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