This picture shows the interior of a cell block inside the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. The penitentiary, established in 1849, became one of the most significant institutions shaping the identity of Huntsville and Walker County. Inmates not only lived in cell blocks like the one shown in this image but were also assigned to agricultural labor on prison farms, specifically in cotton production. | Source: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Texas-state-penitentiary-at-Huntsville-booked-9452401.phpDownload Original File
