Dining hall in Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, 1951. Photograph by the Minneapolis Star-Journal Tribune.

Cell block in Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, 1950. Photograph by the Minneapolis Star-Journal Tribune.

Prisoners working in a factory at Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, 1950.

Prisoners working at sewing machines, Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, 1950.

Cell in Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, 1950. Photograph by the Minneapolis Star-Journal Tribune.

Former Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater. Photograph taken by John Runk, Jr., in 1936, twenty-two years after the prison was shut down and its inmates were moved to a new facility.

Former Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater. Photograph taken by John Runk, Jr., in 1936, twenty-two years after the prison was shut down and its inmates were moved to a new facility.

Former Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater. Photographed by John Runk, Jr., in 1918, after the prison had been shut down and its inmates moved to a new facility.

Postcard with a colorized image of Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, ca. 1912.

Inmates in the prison yard at Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, 1909. Photo by John Runk, Jr.