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.
Date
1944
Notes
Hand-written on back of photoprint: C. 1950.; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R7100078656
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.
Source
Source: W. K. Patterson Mss. Collection
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
