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| Accession Number:1994-21-1 Accession Date: Condition:fair Location:archives,photo coll.,bldgs,public,box 2,folder 26 Keywords:Greene County Jail, Greene County Sheriff's home, African American, lynching, Robberson Ave. Area of Origin:Springfield, MO Period:9/11/1909 Category:Documentary Artifact Object:Print, photographic Maker:uk Description/History:Black and white photo of the Greene County Sheriff's residence facing Robberson Ave. with the Greene County Jail attached to the back. A man and woman are in the background and a child is in the foreground. These buildings were behind the Greene County Courthouse. The jail was broken into in 1906, 3 blacks were taken from there to the public square and lynched. News-Leader Photo Information: |
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