John Major Young was not executed & "not yet made good"
Summary
John Major Young, Black, handcuffed, and in a white suit jacket, passes through an interior door at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Men follow him and a guard holds the door in the foreground. Convicted of killing service station operator Allen I. Berg in 1965, Young was paroled in 1976.
Date
1966
Notes
Formerly F43503.; Photoprint is cropped; photonegative shows tacks and part of a photograph of the the gas chamber.; Title typed and hand-written on back of photoprint; typed on back: "Deputy Leo Murry - Undersheriff Doyle - McCannon (holding door) - Colo spgs conviction of murder 1st "Death - 1966 July 9, a.m. 8:56."; R7100177230
Physical Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 28 x 21 cm. (10 x 8 in.)
Subject
Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Young, John Major.; 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
Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
