chain gang

library of congress

north carolina

pitt county

place

railroads

autumn

bloodhounds

bunks

carolina heights

time county superintendent

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Chain gang of convicts engaged in road work. Pitt County, North Carolina. Autumn 1910. The inmates were quartered in the wagons shown in the picture. Wagons were equipped with bunks and move from place to place as labor is utilized. The central figure in the picture is J.Z. McLawhon, who was at that time county superintendent of chain gangs. The dogs are bloodhounds used for running down any attempted escapes

Chain gang of convicts engaged in road work. Pitt County, North Caroli...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s train station, train car, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chain gang of convicts engaged in road work. Pitt County, North Carolina. Autumn 1910. The inmates were quartered in the wagons shown in the picture. Wagons were equipped with bunks and move from place to place as labor is utilized. The central figure in the picture is J.Z. McLawhon, who was at that time county superintendent of chain gangs. The dogs are bloodhounds used for running down any attempted escapes

Chain gang of convicts engaged in road work. Pitt County, North Caroli...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More