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Call Number	Rh-378
Title	State prison laundry
Creator(s)	Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
Summary	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
Physical 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	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	Glass negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Relation	Image File: ZZR700185378
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	Engle #40421 DPLW; X7784 DPLW
Filename	00185378.tif

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