riverrat18: Military members stand on the Ohio Penitentiary guard tower in April 1930 after the deadliest prison fire in U.S history in Columbus, Ohio
riverrat18: Unidentified sergeant kneels with a portable telephone outside of the Ohio Penitentiary after the 1930 fire in Columbus, Ohio. April 21, 1930, the Ohio Penitentiary suffered the deadliest prison fire in U.S. history
riverrat18: Military Tents for prisoners at the Ohio Pen April 21, 1930 in Columbus, Ohio
riverrat18: Unidentified prisoners at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio carry fellow convicts from the prison after the 1930 "Easter Monday" penitentiary fire. April 21, 1930, the Ohio Penitentiary suffered the deadliest prison fire in U.S. history
riverrat18: Coffins fill the Horticulture Building at the State Fairgrounds in Columbus, Ohio. The Horticulture Building served as a makeshift morgue in the days following the 1930 Ohio Penitentiary Fire. April 21, 1930
riverrat18: Military unit gathered near the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio April 1930
riverrat18: A crowd gathers at the corner of Spring St. and West St. near the Ohio Penitentiary April 1930. Military personnel block the street at the railroad bridge over Spring St. after the fire that killed 322 inmates in Columbus, Ohio
riverrat18: During the Ohio Penitentiary Fire on April 30, 1930 U.S. Army and Navy personnel used the Ohio State BMV on Spring Street as a Headquarters in Columbus, Ohio._
riverrat18: Intersection of W Spring St. and Dennison Ave. in Columbus, Ohio showing the penitentiary auto tag facility (263-267 W. Spring), the Ross-Willoughby Co. (269 W. Spring), and the penitentiary garage (297 W. Spring). The river can be seen in the background.
riverrat18: James C. Woodard was deputy warden at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio at the time of the 1930 Ohio Penitentiary Fire. He was later appointed to warden until 1939