Heroes, plotters and bird's-eye view of the prison uprising. Top left,
Lewis Deathridge, convict and death victim of the unsuccessful break. Below,
Deputy Warden Wilford F. Giles, who was lured into the cellhouse and overpowered,
is shown with the rope one of the knives and an exploded bomb used by the
rioters. Top, right, is a birdís-eye view of the prison yard. Below is
the corner of cellhouse No. 1 and the section of the wall where the convicts
attempted to go over. At the bottom, Warden R. E. Davis is congratulating
L. W. McTavish, a guard, who quickly quelled the disturbance by killing
one convict and wounding two others. Inset is Balvin L. Christensen, another
guard, who was knocked out and held hostage.
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