File:Historic 1912 Jail, Snyder, Texas (26234204364).jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file(5,184 × 3,456 pixels, file size: 8.66 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary[edit]

Description In 1911 the commissioners court of Scurry County presented plans for a new jail, since the two previous jail houses (built in 1884 and 1886) had proven insufficient for the county's needs. Land at this site was purchased with bond money, and the brick building was completed, using local labor, in 1912. The first floor housed the jailer and his family, while the prisoners cells and a hospital occupied the second and third stories. A trapdoor was included for use as a hanging gallows. This jail served the citizens of Scurry County for over sixty years.
Date
Source Historic 1912 Jail, Snyder, Texas
Author Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas
Camera location32° 42′ 55.36″ N, 100° 55′ 06.29″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

Licensing[edit]

w:en:Creative Commons
attribution
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
This image was originally posted to Flickr by TexasExplorer98 at https://flickr.com/photos/76792851@N07/26234204364. It was reviewed on 9 August 2022 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

9 August 2022

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current22:53, 9 August 2022Thumbnail for version as of 22:53, 9 August 20225,184 × 3,456 (8.66 MB)Leonaardog (talk | contribs)Transferred from Flickr via #flickr2commons

There are no pages that use this file.

Metadata