Cumberland County Jail mugshots

Collection — Box: BW-8, Folder: 4

Identifier: MS-1018

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains seven black-and-white mugshots of Black men at the Cumberland County Jail in Bridgeton, NJ. The images show front and profile views of the men and the reverse provides the men's names, ages, place of birth, and physical descriptions, as well as the crimes of which the men were accused. The men's names are: Wayne Goldsboro, Raymond Harrison, McKinley Jordan, Brooks Nichols, Arnold W. Pierce, Eddie Porter, and Clearther Rainey.

Dates

Creation: 1954 - 1956

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.

Extent

0.167 Items (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains seven black-and-white mugshots of Black men at the Cumberland County Jail in Bridgeton, NJ.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Max Rambod in January 2024.

Related Materials

Other collections at this institution associated with incarcerated peoples' prison experiences and civil rights include: MS-0911, American prison protests collection; MS-0935, American Prison Writing Archive collection; MS-0960, California prisoners photo collection; MS-0965, Press photographs of jails and prisons; MS-0994, Cornell Prison Education Program literary journals: Writer's Bloc and Bridges; MS-1003, Incarcerated writers collection; and MS-1058, Political prisoners collection.