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Photographer: Denise Boose
Taken: July 13, 2012
Caption: The Women’s Jail, 1872-1888 Marker
Additional Description: Jail Guard Robert Jackson, circa 1896. During the time that the old guard house was used as a women’s prison, the U.S. Marshal had to hire additional guards to watch over female prisoners in the guardhouse. Working as a jail guard was considered very desirable, as guards were paid a fixed salary often much higher than that of a deputy marshal.
Submitted: August 6, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p214339
File Size: 0.026 Megabytes

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