Retracted bars reveal the interior of this prison cell at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Porcelain sinks alternate with beds, and the wall is hung with framed images of puppies, a clipper ship, and men on a raft. A calendar has a picture of a hunter and dogs; with date: "March, 1944." Headphones, a scarf reading: "University of Colorado Buffaloes" a cutout of a rabbit, and a hand mirror hang from a shelf.
Description
1 photoprint ; 21 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Subject
Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950; Interiors; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950; 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: ZZR710007865
Notes
Hand-written on back of photoprint: C. 1950.; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R7100078656
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