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Description 1912 illustration of an inmate in an American prison receiving "the paddle", a form of torture used for punishment. This was illegal at the time.
Date 1912
Source Google Books - Julian Leavitt (1912-02). " The Man In The Cage". The American Magazine LXXIII. The Phillips Publishing Co..
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