Men work at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. In the foreground, some load a wagon by the prison farm, others are on a smoking pile of lime by a stone cell block. Ore cars, woodpiles, and barrels follow the City Ditch, which cuts...
Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
The Warden's residence at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, is a two-story stone building with a low-gabled roof and a faceted lookout tower and flagpole. Trees are behind a low stone wall lining the street in the foreground, and an...
Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
Werner Carl Schwartzmiller with blood covered forehead lies on the floor of Warden Best's office. He was recaptured after leading the break from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. A paper matchbook, paper cup, and the shoes of his...
Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Schwartzmiller, Werner Carl.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
Men and women of the Composer's Club of Canon City, Colorado, pose wearing cravats, oversized buttons, puff shoulders, a variety of fabrics, feathers, pleats, ruffles and applique.
Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Composers--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.
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.
This aerial view looking north at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, shows the prison complex with the Administration Building, its extensions, and the tag shop gutted by fire. Inmates are in the sunken yard fronting the damaged...
Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
Faceted, frame guard towers and electric lights top walls at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Catwalks atop the walls are enclosed by chain link fence; men play baseball in a field and sit on the sidelines. At a lower level, flat...
Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
Stone and brick buildings line dirt street in Canon City, Colorado. Two have arched windows, others have bracketed or stone cornices. Men and horses loiter; lumber and barrels are on boardwalk fronting a business with a sign reading: "Webb &...
Canon City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1870.
Two rows of miners sit on logs, with one man sitting on a stump slightly in front of the posed group, probably near Rollinsville in Gilpin County, Colorado. The group is probably the crew of the Gold Dirt Mine. All of the men wear hats, some with...
A crack in the interior plaster wall of this residence in Canon City, Colorado, runs by a gilt framed depiction of Jesus and an angel. The ceiling is of embossed tiles, and the floor is concrete with grooves. Oriental rugs, spindle side chairs, a...
Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Music rooms--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Organs--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.