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Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Prisoners watching ball game in the new playing field.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Prisoners watching ball game in the new playing field.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. New playing field.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. New playing field.
Headingley Jail, Dec 20, 1954. Headingley Fire - Scene of Saturday riot.
Headingley Jail, Dec 20, 1954. Headingley Fire - Scene of Saturday riot.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Supt. Barry Littlewood sampling cheese on prisoners apple pie.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Supt. Barry Littlewood sampling cheese on prisoners apple pie.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. New Kitchen.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. New Kitchen.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Looking out into main entrance through the third set of doors.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Looking out into main entrance through the third set of doors.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Eating and entertainment room.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Eating and entertainment room.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Meat locker.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Meat locker.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Deputy Supt. of Headingley Jail W.E Lawson (in uniform) & Supt. Barry Littlewood.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Deputy Supt. of Headingley Jail W.E Lawson (in uniform) & Supt. Barry Littlewood.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. New stainless steel cooking cauldrons.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. New stainless steel cooking cauldrons.
Headingley Jail, Dec 24, 1955. Some of the $40,000 worth of new kitchen equipment being installed in Headingley jail. Here shown are Christmas turkeys. W.E Lawson, assistant superintendent, looks over the shoulder of W. Ewaskiw, one of the cooks.
Headingley Jail, Dec 24, 1955. Some of the $40,000 worth of new kitchen equipment being installed in Headingley jail. Here shown are Christmas turkeys. W.E Lawson, assistant superintendent, looks over the shoulder of W. Ewaskiw, one of the cooks.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1959.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1959.
Headingley Jail, Feb 29 1959. Dormitories.
Headingley Jail, Feb 29 1959. Dormitories.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Inmates play volleyball in the exercise yard.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Inmates play volleyball in the exercise yard.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Inmates who have finished their terms wait for bus to take them to Wnnipeg and freedom.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Inmates who have finished their terms wait for bus to take them to Wnnipeg and freedom.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Press, radio and TV boys go inside.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Press, radio and TV boys go inside.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Guards leaving.
Headingley Jail, July 20, 1956. Guards leaving.

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