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Cell house #3 being razed after 1929 riot

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Call Number	X-17914
Title	Cell house #3 being razed after 1929 riot
Summary	Black and white convicts work atop ruins of a brick cell block destroyed during the 1929 uprising at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. They hold iron bars and sledge hammers. On the wall below them, porcelain toilet bowls remain intact. With his doberman pincer dogs Bo and Bess, Warden Best and another man stand on a foundation near loose bricks.
Date	1932
Notes	Title hand-written on back of photoprint; also "Warden Best with guard dogs."; R7100179143
Physical Description	1 photoprint ; 21 x 28 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Subject	Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940. Prison laborers--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940. Prison riots--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940. Colorado State Penitentiary.
Source	Source: W. K. Patterson Mss. Collection
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	10017914.tif