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Call Number	Z-6639
Title	Hanging cells
Summary	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.
Date	[between 1920 and 1930?]
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
Physical Description	1 photographic print ; 12 x 15 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 in.)
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.
Source	unknown.
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	Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F43368
Filename	11006639.tif