Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- C.S.P. rimmer press, embosser press
- Interior view of the workshop where Colorado license plates are manufactured at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. Men sit and stand near two large machines identified as a rimmer press and an embosser press....
- Colorado State Penitentiary--1930-1940.; Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; License plates--Colorado--1930-1940.; Machine shops--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Prisoner laborers--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.
- 1934 June 29
- Warden Boone Best
- Studio bust portrait of Boone Best, Democratic representative to the Colorado Legislature and later Warden of the Colorado State Penitentiary. Best wears a matching striped coat and vest, and a bow tie.
- Prison wardens--Colorado--1920-1930.; Legislators--Colorado--1920-1930.; Best, Boone.
- 1927 February
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He poses near a chair and wears a suit and tie.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Colorado State Penitentiary prison guards
- 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.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 1st bldg.
- View of the Territorial Prison (later the Colorado State Penitentiary) building in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows a two story stone building with a mansard roof, chimneys, and dormers.
- Colorado State Penitentiary--Buildings--1860-1870.; Canon City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1870.
- 1869
- Prison workers
- 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.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Prison officers
- 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.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Bakery had capacity of 1200 loaves of bread a day
- Prisoners in aprons and bakers caps pose near bread stacked against a stone wall of the bakery at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. A man in a striped shirt, a bow tie, suspenders, light pants and a hat poses...
- Colorado State Penitentiary--1900-1910.; Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bakeries--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Bread--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Cooks--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.;...
- ca. 1900
- S. E. Corner P. P. & Tejon, now Golden Cycle Bldg much altered
- View of a three-story stone and brick building, on southeast corner of Pikes Peak Avenue and Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, features arched windows, awnings, a flat, balustraded roof, and signs: "El Paso County Bank,"...
- El Paso County Bank (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Green Brothers Fruit & Produce
- View of delivery trucks and drivers at 1541-55 Market Street in Denver, Colorado; advertising art, cutouts, and painted panels depict vegetables, a rooster, waiters, and game birds. Signs read: "The Green Brothers Co.," "W. K. Harding Produce...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- West elevation building for John M. Kuykendall
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows an outer elevation for a home on High Street and 4th Avenue in the Country Club neighborhood, Denver,...
- Kuykendall, John Montgomery, 1860-1933--Homes & haunts.; Houses.; Country Club Neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1924 April 7
- Interior James Kelley Grocery in the '80's
- Wallpaper and cabinets full of tins, boxes, dishes and soap comprise the interior of this business in Boulder, Colorado. Glass display cases top both counters; a cloth reads: "Marguerite;" posters are on the back wall. Posing from left to right are...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Kellogg, W.K. Grant
- Western History Subject Index
- Carroll, W. K
- Western History Subject Index
- W. K. F. L. Fountain of the World
- Western History Subject Index
- Mattson, W. K
- Western History Subject Index
- Kellogg, W. K
- Western History Subject Index
- Aahard, W. K
- Western History Subject Index
- Rheen, W. K
- Western History Subject Index
- MACNeal, W. K
- Western History Subject Index
- Mavity, W. K
- Western History Subject Index
- MILLS W. K
- Colorado Fuel & Iron Company- coal camp
- View of a coal mine and camp owned by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company in Morley (Las Animas County), Colorado. A group of men and women stand near covered wagons close to the camp. The CF&I stables are in the distance.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Morley--1890-1900.; Mining camps--Colorado--Morley--1890-1900.; Morley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Coal mining--Colorado--Morley--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Air of reformatory under remodel and const., 1958-1965
- This aerial view of the Colorado State Reformatory in Buena Vista, Colorado, shows the complex of institutional buildings, parking lots and circular drive.
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Reformatories--Colorado--Buena Vista--1950-1970.
- [between 1958 and 1965]
- Hanging of Jose Abram Ortiz at Conejos in 1888 for murder of LaDuke
- Sheriff J. Amarante Garcia and Deputy Jack Eels flank Jose Abram Ortiz, who is tied with ropes, on a gallows constructed outside the adobe jail in Conejos (Conejos County), Colorado. The sheriff reads the execution sentence. Men wearing wide brim...
- Conejos (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hangings--Colorado--Conejos--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Colorado State reformatory, Buena Vista
- This architectural model for renovations at the Colorado State reformatory includes flat and gable roofed institutional buildings, a water tower, a chapel and a basketball court. Signs read: "Do Not Touch" and "Colorado State Reformatory, Buena...
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Architectural models--1950-1960.; Reformatories--Colorado--Buena Vista--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Colorado State reformatory, Buena Vista
- This aerial view of the Colorado State reformatory in Buena Vista, Colorado, shows the complex of institutional buildings, landscaping, parking lots and circular drives.
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Reformatories--Colorado--Buena Vista--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Arkansas River 1965 flood of prison farm
- This aerial view shows the Arkansas River near Canon City, Colorado, flooding the farm of the Colorado State Penitentiary. Past the sandbars and braiding, low sandstone bluffs have erosion with vertical ridging. Foothills are in the background.
- Arkansas River--1960-1970.; Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Canon City - Colo. State Pen
- At the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, a group of men, women and children pose on a stone dock with a wall behind them. Outfits include a fur collar, winter coats and dress hats with ribbons, feathers and flowers.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Hot Springs Hotel across from prison
- The Hot Springs Hotel, in Canon City, Colorado, has a clipped dormer, a balcony topped porch, and a sign reading:"Hot Springs Hotel." A suspension bridge crosses the Arkansas River, and tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad cross the...
- Hot Springs Hotel (Canon City, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Suspension bridges--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1905?]
- Mrs. Oliver, lady who hit escaped C.S.P. convict, Schwartzmiller, over his head with hammer - snuck up behind him
- The Olivers, of Canon City, Colorado, pose sitting on a couch; she wears a dark sateen dress and he wears a denim shirt and bow tie. She is identified as the woman who hit Carl W. Schwartzmiller, a 1947 escapee from the Colorado State Penitentiary,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Spouses--Colorado-- Canon City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Prison band at 4th of July
- A brass band sits in a horse drawn wagon in Canon City, Colorado. The 1890 Felter building built of local rough stone is behind them. The first floor storefronts have awnings and window lettering reading: "Bancroft Hardware," and "L.W. Felter." An...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bands--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929]
- 1965 flood
- This aerial view of the Arkansas River in Canon City, Colorado, shows flooding at the State Penitentiary farm. River, tilled fields, trees, buildings, low hills and clouds fill the scene.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Administration building grounds
- Suited men lean on an urn topping the bannister at the entry of this stone building at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Vines cover part of the corner and downspout, and jigsawn balustrades edge the footbridge over the City Ditch. A...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Aerial view of State Penitentiary
- Buildings, walls and guard towers at the State Penitentiary complex in Canon City, Colorado, are included in this aerial view. The City Ditch cuts through the wall by the West Gate, and goes underground by Cell Block #7. Structures have been...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Administration building
- Men ride a horse-drawn wagon in the yard at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. The stone Administration Building behind them has barred, arched windows on both floors, and a blind arch in the gable. Power poles, gazebo guard houses,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- B. F. Rockafella home owned by prison
- This square, two-story residence in Canon City, Colorado, has a pavilion roof with chimneys, a stovepipe, and an ornate gazebo. An open porch with lathe turned piers covers the entry, and an extension in back serves both floors. Bare trees, picket...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Canon City--1970-1980.
- 1970
- Canon City State Penitentiary
- State Penitentiary complex, in Canon City Colorado, consists of stone and brick buildings and an enclosing wall with faceted towers. The City Ditch cuts through, and in the background are the quarried hogback that provided the stone for the prison....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1920?
- Cell house #1
- Three-stories of interior pipe railed metal balconies and barred cells converge into the glare of a factory window in Cellhouse 1 at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Skylights in the ceiling flank a catwalk. A porcelain tub, a...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cells--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Midway canteen and diner
- Stone buildings surround the "Midway" at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. The dining hall has factory windows with open panels, and a faceted guard tower is in the center, with cellhouse 6 behind it. Men are in an area enclosed by...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- New penitentiary hospital (80 beds) completed in Spring, 1962
- Bars cover the windows of the hospital at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, and a chain-link enclosure fronts the smaller wing on the flat roof of the two-story concrete structure. Lawn and sidewalks front the building; a bench is...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1962 and 1970?]
- Maximum security
- Maximum security, at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, has a flat roof and barred windows. A catwalk across the top is enclosed by chain-link fence, as is the yard below, with its weightlifting bench. Stone walls are in back. Past the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Old 1915 women's inst.
- This cell-block interior at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, is illuminated by windows on both floors of the back wall, with potted plants in the upper ones. Bracketed balconies serve barred doors on the second floor, and steam...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cells--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1920.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1920.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1915
- Old C block
- Men look at the two-story, rusticated stone walls of the old "C" block at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. The windows are boarded over and show smoke damage. A new, concrete cell block adjoins; it has barred windows, turban vents...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1950
- Old entry to prison late 40's
- Chain-link fence edges the parking lot at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado; where 1940's sedans are parked. The stone prison entrance building has barred windows and an American flag on the roof. The hogback is in the background.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [1945 to 1950?]
- Old front entrance closed 1960's
- The three-story entrance building at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, is made of rusticated stone with barred sash windows, an open porch serving the first and second floors, and bracketed eaves. Loudspeakers top the porch, and the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1900
- Cell house 3 - gas chamber on top
- Cellhouse 3, at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, made of concrete has barred windows and a flat roof with wide eaves. Centered over the slightly projecting entry, the smaller third floor is topped by a vent pipe; it houses the gas...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1955
- Old tag-shop and Death house
- Brick buildings at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, have flat roofs and are topped by lookout towers and a skylight. Power lines cross in front of a guard standing at the edge; men are in the yard below, one is sweeping. A faceted...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Prisons-- Colorado--Canon City--1910-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Old women's penitentiary
- Chain-link fence on a stone base surrounds the female department at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. The two-story stucco structure has a cross-gabled shingle roof, terra-cotta trim and barred, sash windows. The second-floor porch...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1935
- Out-side north wall
- Stone buildings at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, are fronted by tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. The store-room has a hipped gable roof, another structure has a stepped pediment and a bull's eye window. A...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]