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State prison lunch line for prisoners

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Call Number	Rh-338
Title	State prison lunch line for prisoners
Creator(s)	Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
Summary	Convicts hold metal plates in a lunch line at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Steel cooking pots are set into the table, which has spoons piled on it. One prisoner holds a metal cup, and some of the uniformed guards look at him. Windows and a door are in the background, open to the outside.
Date	[between 1920 and 1930?]
Notes	Formerly X7782 and Engle #40391.; Hand-written on back of photoprint: Engle #40391.; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R7001853383
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.)--1910-1930. Bread & soup lines--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1930. Interiors. Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1930. 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
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	Engle #40391 DPLW; X7782 DPLW
Filename	00185338.tif