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Ancestry.com - McNeil Island, Washington, U.S. Penitentiary, Photos and Records of Prisoners Received, 1887-1939 $

Original source: McNeil Island Penitentiary Records of Prisoners Received, 1887-1951; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1619, 4 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Prisons, Record Group 129; National Archives, Washington, D.C. McNeil Island Penitentiary Prisoner Identification Photographs 1875-ca. 1923. ARC:608846; Bureau of Prisons, Record Group Number 129; The National Archives at Seattle. Seattle, Washington. USA

Ancestry.com - McNeil Island, Washington, U.S. Penitentiary, Photos and Records of Prisoners Received, 1887-1939 $

Original source: McNeil Island Penitentiary Records of Prisoners Received, 1887-1951; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1619, 4 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Prisons, Record Group 129; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; McNeil Island Penitentiary Prisoner Identification Photographs 1875-ca. 1923. ARC:608846; Bureau of Prisons, Record Group Number 129; The National Archives at Seattle. Seattle, Washington. USA Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

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