Photo is a black & white view of the memorial pavilion that covers the spring, which is located within the grounds of the prison.

Contrast is passable, clarity is good. Image meas. approx. 4.00 x 3.00 inches and is mounted on a piece of 5.75 x4.75-inch black stock. Mount shows light edge wear.

Reverse has a diamond shaped blue label that is for WILL DUDLEY… AMERICUS, GA.

Providence Spring is the site where a fresh water spring miraculously burst open during a storm on August 16, 1864. Some say a lightning bolt hit the ground to free the spring; others say a group of Christian prisoners were determined to pray until a miracle happened, and hours later the spring burst forth from the spot where they were praying. Those who discount the religious explanation say the spring was always there and that it had simply been covered up during construction of the prison, ready to flow once again at the slightest disturbance to the area. Regardless, the fresh water was a welcome relief to the original stream that had become clogged with human waste. The memorial pavilion that covers the source of the spring—which still flows—was erected in 1901 by some of the former prisoners. [ad/ld] [ph:L]

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