Black and white convicts at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, work in the prison laundry. The interior ceiling is open- beamed, and a riveted metal boiler tank below has pipes, valves and a gauge. Men stand on it, hanging clothes to dry.
Date
[between 1920 and 1930?]
Notes
Formerly X7784; Engle #40421.; Hand-written on back of photoprint: Engle #40421.; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R7001853781
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.) on sheet 18 x 13 cm. (7 x 5 in.)
Is Part Of
Harry M. Rhoads photograph collection.
Subject
Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Laundries (Rooms & spaces)--Colorado--Canon City--1920- 1930.; Prison laborers--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
Source
Source: Morey Engle
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
