Former Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater. Photograph taken by John Runk, Jr., in 1936, twenty-two years after the prison was shut down and its inmates were moved to a new facility.

Former Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater. Photograph taken by John Runk, Jr., in 1936, twenty-two years after the prison was shut down and its inmates were moved to a new facility.

Former Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater. Photographed by John Runk, Jr., in 1918, after the prison had been shut down and its inmates moved to a new facility.

Postcard with a colorized image of Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, ca. 1912.

Inmates in the prison yard at Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, 1909. Photo by John Runk, Jr.

View of Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, 1909. Photo by John Runk Jr.

Women inmates at Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, 1909.

Cell block and guards at Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, 1908. Photo by John Runk Jr.

Recreation hour in the prison yard at Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, ca. 1905.

Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, ca. 1900.