Prison planning at a Prison Industries Reorganization Administration (PIRA) office. PIRA officers inspect blueprints and sketches for prisons in the United States. A man views the “Sketch for a prison for the state of West Virginia” and its model sketches. Two PIRA employees view plans together. Employee wearing glasses smokes a cigar while conferring with colleague over blueprints. Man reviews a plan for a prison and answers the telephone. A female employee receive instructions, hands out a blueprint to her supervisor. Two female employees discuss blueprints together. View of a diagram chart “Vermont Turn-over in the Prison Population 1935”. View of a graph chart “District of Columbia Growth of Prison Population 1920-1937 Daily Average for Years Ending June 30th”.
Aerial view of Detroit, Michigan in the late 1920s. Aerial view of downtown Detroit featuring the Detroit River waterfront, and several buildings.
Aerial view of Detroit, Michigan, late 1920s. Aerial view of the General Motors Building (Cadillac Place, 3044 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202) by Albert Kahn located in the New Center area of Detroit.
Aerial view of the Henry Ford Hospital (2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202, United States) in Detroit, Michigan and its surrounding area (late 1920s).
Views at corn field near Mexico City, Mexico. Man and woman walk through field uncovering new corn plants and removing weeds. Farmer cultivating cornfield with three mules.
A Mexican farmer or rancher walking with mixed herds of donkeys, cows, goats and sheep near Mexico City, Mexico. Mountains in background and farm buildings.