A man stands on a wall next to two steel gates and the stone arched entry and guard tower at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. A man leans against a stone pillar near a wall that marks the entrance to the death cells. The buildings and prison walls are constructed of cut and rusticated stone.
Description
1 photographic print ; 12 x 15 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 in.)
Type of Material
Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Subject
Colorado State Penitentiary--1920-1930.; Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gates--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Towers--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
unknown.
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: ZZR711006639
Notes
Formerly F43368; Modern copy print.; Title and: "inside walls of penitentiary - entrance to death chamber is where man is leaning against stone pillar" and "actually prior to 1930."; R7110066392
Identifier
F43368
Filename
11006639.tif
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