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Wanted poster for George Tindell ("alias George Wilson"), an African American prisoner from Jefferson County, Alabama.

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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130

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Tindell had been sentenced to 7 to 9 years for burglary, but he "escaped en route to Belle Ellen Prison." The poster includes images of Tindell; gives physical and biographical details about the prisoner; and offers a $50 reward for his return. See Q42764 for
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600 Ppi Tiff
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1924 1924
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Alabama Textual Materials Collection

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Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Alabama
  3. Imprisonment
  4. Prisoners
  5. Tindell, George

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