Killeen City Jail

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Photograph taken during the early 1960's depicts the Killeen City Jail. B. W. "Buster" Adams, Chief of Police, appears in the center of the picture. To the left is Don Cannon and to the right is Leon Phillips. The police department, city hall and the jail were located on the NW corner of Gray Street and Avenue D until 1965.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 36 cm.

Creation Information

Creator: Unknown. 1960~.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2006 and was provided by the Killeen City Library System to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 2162 times, with 17 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Killeen City Library System

The Killeen City Library System serves the people of Killeen and surrounding Bell County. The institution received a Rescuing Texas History grant to digitize at-risk photographs and maps of the Killeen area, early citizens, and the library itself.

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Description

Photograph taken during the early 1960's depicts the Killeen City Jail. B. W. "Buster" Adams, Chief of Police, appears in the center of the picture. To the left is Don Cannon and to the right is Leon Phillips. The police department, city hall and the jail were located on the NW corner of Gray Street and Avenue D until 1965.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 36 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2006

Rescuing Texas History is a project that aims to digitize at-risk photographs, maps, artwork, and more. Funding was provided by the Summerlee Foundation of Dallas.

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  • 1960~

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  • May 2, 2006, 11:40 a.m.

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  • Sept. 15, 2016, 11:14 p.m.

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Killeen City Jail, photograph, 1960~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12803/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Killeen City Library System.

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