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Download ↓July 17, 1967 caption; fire occurred July 16
Berrydale: the aftermath of the Road Camp 12 fire
The reverse caption describes blanket-covered prisoners’ bodies outside the barracks awaiting transfer to a morgue after the July 16 fire. It reports 37 deaths, 14 escapes and six severely burned prisoners. It attributes the fire to rioting prisoners; that is the contemporary wire-service account, not an independently established finding of this archive.
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The reverse is headed “VICTIMS OF FIRE” and dated 7/17/67. This early count precedes the later total of 38 deaths following Jimmy Copeland’s death on July 19. No individual in this photograph has been identified here. 1600 × 1243 front; 1600 × 1245 reverse. The reverse caption is faint. These are seller listing scans, not scans made from a physical print.
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- July 17, 1967 caption; fire occurred July 16
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- UPI credit on reverse
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- soxphotos
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Photograph - Berrydale: the aftermath of the Road Camp 12 fire
The reverse caption describes blanket-covered prisoners’ bodies outside the barracks awaiting transfer to a morgue after the July 16 fire. It reports 37 deaths, 14 escapes and six severely burned prisoners. It attributes the fire to rioting prisoners; that is the contemporary wire-service account, not an independently established finding of this archive. 1600 × 1243 front; 1600 × 1245 reverse. The reverse caption is faint. These are seller listing scans, not scans made from a physical print.
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Download ↓Reverse scan - original caption or filing notes
The reverse is headed “VICTIMS OF FIRE” and dated 7/17/67. This early count precedes the later total of 38 deaths following Jimmy Copeland’s death on July 19. No individual in this photograph has been identified here. 1600 × 1243 front; 1600 × 1245 reverse. The reverse caption is faint. These are seller listing scans, not scans made from a physical print.
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Download ↓Road Camp 12 photographs and captions - reader PDF
Four-page reading copy containing both photographs, caption summaries, reverse scans and provenance. 1600 × 1243 front; 1600 × 1245 reverse. The reverse caption is faint. These are seller listing scans, not scans made from a physical print.
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Transcribed from the displayed source; bracketed uncertain/illegible wording retained. Historical source claims remain attributed to the source.
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UPI credit on reverse. July 17, 1967 caption; fire occurred July 16. Seller soxphotos, eBay item 365960145559.
Seller listing scans of historical press photographs; copyright and seller watermarks retained. Public display authorized by archive owner; no blanket reuse licence asserted.
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