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IOWA SV - ANAMOSA STATE PENITENTIARY Littlefield Prison STEREOVIEW Inmate DIning For Sale
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IOWA SV - ANAMOSA STATE PENITENTIARY Littlefield Prison STEREOVIEW Inmate DIning:
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This is a rare image of card # 11 - DINING ROOM from Iowa Photographer Charles E. Littlefield\'s ANAMOSA STATE PRISON VIEWS set. The room is decorated for Christmas.
There are oil paintings on the wall, spittoons on the floor and an antique piece of wooden furniture in the foreground.
Anamosa State Penitentiary is a maximum security penitentiary prison located in the Jones County community of Anamosa, Iowa – approximately 25 miles NE of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The prison also has a golf course which was built by John Wayne Gacy in the late 1960s. The prison also had a Jaycees chapter.Anamosa is home to the Anamosa State Penitentiary, formerly known as the Iowa Men\'s Reformatory, a medium/maximum security prison that is the largest in Iowa, housing over 1,200 male inmates. It was established in 1872 and constructed from locally quarried Anamosa Limestone in the style of a castle, inspiring its nickname as \"The White Palace of the West\". The prison grounds also house the Anamosa State Penitenitiary Museum, which contains artifacts and exhibits on prison life from throughout its history. The is located just outside the penitentiary\'s walls in a stone building that was formerly a barn and then a cheese-making facility for the prison. Exhibits include the history of the prison, the role of prison guards and the construction of the buildings. The museum is open seasonally and features a gift shop.Notable inmates
* Jerry Lynn Burns, convicted killer of Michelle Martinko
* John Wayne Gacy, serial killer, served time here for sodomy with a minor from 1968 to 1970.
* Harry Edward Greenwell, posthumously identified as the \"I-65 Killer.\" Served time here for burglary and escape in 1982.
* Robert Hansen, serial killer, served time here for arson in the early 1960s.
* Chai Vang, mass murderer who shot and killed six people and injured two in Meteor, Wisconsin on 21 November 2004.
Wesley Elkins, who began his life sentence for murder in 1890, at the age of 11.Anamosa, Iowa History
What is now Anamosa was founded as the settlement of Buffalo Forks in 1838 and incorporated as Lexington in 1856. Lexington was a popular name for towns at that time, so when Lexington chose to become incorporated as a city in 1877, the name was changed to Anamosa to avoid mail delivery confusion. There are many stories on how Anamosa was chosen as a name. Some believe it was named for a local Native American girl named Anamosa, meaning \"white fawn\", while others say it means \"You walk with me.\"The romantic origin of the naming of the town of Anamosa comes from its early history. A Native American family was passing through town in 1842. The family stayed at the Ford House. The little girl, a Native American Princess, named Anamosa, endeared herself to the townspeople and following the family\'s departure from town, local citizens decided to name their town after her.The Wapsipinicon River flows through Anamosa. According to legend, a Native American maiden and her lover threw themselves off a bluff overlooking the Wapsipinicon River; one was named Wapsi, the other Pinicon. Origins of this legend are unconfirmed.Anamosa was named the Pumpkin Capital of Iowa by the Iowa State Legislature in 1993 and hosts Pumpkinfest, a pumpkin festival and weigh-off, each October.The Anamosa Boot Hill Cemetery is still open today and is northwest of the town.Keep an eye on my current and upcoming sales that will feature additional vintage museum quality items. a daguerreotype, tintype, real photo postcard and CDV collection. Will ship domestically to the following states for $5.99: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. International buyers feel free to ask for a shipping quote.
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