Patient Examination, Illinois State Prison, Stateville

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Title

Patient Examination, Illinois State Prison, Stateville

Subject

Illinois State Penitentiary (Stateville, Ill.)
Prisoners
Medical screening

Description

An officer draws blood from a prisoner. This image may depict part of an experimentation process. During World War II, Stateville was the scene of U.S. Army malaria experiments, during which physicians observed the disease's effects by deliberately infecting prisoner volunteers.

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

n.d.

Format

jpg

Language

en

Identifier

400036
Illinois State Prison, Stateville

Original Format

studio print
b&w
1

Physical Dimensions

20 x 25 cm