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Bunk bed for prison cell no. 3 from Camp A at Angola prison

ca. 1972

West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A metal bunk bed for cell no. 3 from Camp A at Angola prison. The bunk bed has lipped edges for mattresses. The bed is supported by two long metal legs along the left side. On the right side on both the top and bottom bunks at the front and back are supports with holes so that the bed can be bolted to wall of prison cell.

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Catalog reference: 2013.26.2.2a-m

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