Coved ceilings edge the interior of this theater at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Women are in the balcony in back, and male prisoners fill the seats on the main floor. A man on the stage stands between a table with a monkey on it...
Prison theater--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Entertainment--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Interiors.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
Prison guards at the Colorado State Penitentiary pose for a group portrait in front a rusticated stone wall. The men wear dark uniforms with caps. Two of the men are African American (Black), they are identified (right to left) as Haley and Pate. A...
Colorado State Penitentiary--People--1880-1900.; African Americans--Employment--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.
Prison guards at the Colorado State Penitentiary pose for a group portrait in front a rusticated stone building with windows covered by iron bars. The men wear dark uniforms with double breasted coats, vests, ties, boots and caps. Some of the caps...
Colorado State Penitentiary--People--1880-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.
Prison guards at the Colorado State Penitentiary pose for a group portrait in front a rusticated stone wall and barred window of a prison building. The men wear dark uniforms with caps. Some of the caps have lettering: "C.S.P.," "Turnkey,"...
Colorado State Penitentiary--People--1880-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.
Posing in his uniform, this guard at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, has letters on his conductor's cap reading: "Hospital Stew(?)." He wears a bow tie, and a flower in the lapel of his brass buttoned, double breasted jacket.
Correctional personnel--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
The State Penitentiary complex in Canon City, Colorado, consists of several three-story stone buildings surrounded by matching walls with corner towers. The two-story Administration Building is built into the wall, and has arched windows, a cottage...
Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
Stone buildings with extruded joints, metal roofs, and arched, barred windows flank the dirt street in the midway area of the State Penitentiary complex in Canon City, Colorado. Men in striped pants are by a guard house atop the cell block in the...
Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
Posing in his brass buttoned, double breasted uniform, this guard at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, has the letters: "C.S.P." on the band of his conductor's hat.
Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
Mounds of apples are on tables at the State Penitentiary farm in Canon City, Colorado. Men and women carrying baskets in a variety of hats pick through them. Crates are stacked around, and trees are in the background.
Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Apple orchards--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
Posing in a double breasted, brass buttoned uniform, this guard at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, has a band on his conductor's cap reading: Night Captain. The backdrop is a painting of a lake and trees.
Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
Posing in double breasted, brass buttoned uniforms, these guards at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, hold lead canes and have bands on their conductor's caps reading: Cell House. One has a gold watch fob and bow tie, the other has a...
Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.