- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Printed by
- Steinmetz Studio, French
- Date
- 1965; printed 1998
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 x 19 in. (33 x 48.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a Louisiana prison taken in 1965 by photographer Leonard Freed. The photo looks down a row of prison cells and shows the hands of prisoners reaching through cell bars into the hallway where two men stand. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
- Place captured
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.10.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




