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Prison compound No. 1, Angola, Louisiana. Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter) in the foreground

This 1934 photograph of Angola prisoners, taken by folklorist Alan Lomax, features Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter in the foreground. Imprisoned for attempted homicide, Lead Belly was released later that year.

Prison compound No. 1, Angola, Louisiana. Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter) in the foreground.

Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Prison compound No. 1, Angola, Louisiana. Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter) in the foreground. Lomax, Alan (Photographer)

Additional Data

Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Collection Lomax collection of photographs depicting folk musicians, primarily in the southern United States and the Bahamas.
Date 1934
Copyright Public Domain
Disclaimer No known restrictions. For more information see: Lomax Collection (LOT 7414) Rights and Restrictions Information, (http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/res/159_loma.html)