Sujet

Guard tower from Camp H at Angola Prison, 1900-1950. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Watchtower from the Louisiana State Penitentiary known as Angola, after the former plantation that occupied this territory in the American south. The plantation was named for the African country that was the origin of many slaves brought to Louisiana. A steel and concrete tower with external stairway that sits on a raised platform. The tower has a window on each of its four sides. A doorway is on the side closest to the metal stairs. The tower has a corrugated metal roof.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_106

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

144,0Mo (7,2Mo) / 49,0cm x 73,6cm / 5792 x 8688 (300dpi)

Mots clés

building agriculture people black country tower security law crime museum color plantation prison concrete location century surveillance watchtower concept Angola African American African-American afro-american slavery fifties 1950s penitentiary United States of America Colour American South 1900s 20th century heritage American America USA decade object united states Unknown cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Heritage Art towers (single built works) maximum-security prison farm