Open beams span the interior ceiling of the State Penitentiary dairy in Canon City, Colorado. Shaded, hanging electric lamps are centered over the concrete floor, which is flanked by feeding Guernsey cows, facing out. Open factory windows line some walls; steel beams and uprights support the roof.
Description
1 photoprint ; 21 x 28 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Subject
Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940; Dairy farming--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940; Colorado State Penitentiary.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
W. K. Patterson Mss. Collection
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710017837
Notes
Hand-written on back of photoprint: Prison dairy.; Title hand-written on photoprint; also on front "#1 C.S.P. 9-8- 34."; R7100178375
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