Convicts work at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, in a hole near buildings destroyed during the riots of 1929. Rubble, a wheelbarrow, and lumber are in the area. The stone walled City Ditch is in the foreground.
Date
1930
Notes
Formerly F43481.; Title typed on back of photoprint.; Typed on back of photoprint: "Canon City Penitentiary. The building on the left is Cell House 2. The Chapel and dining room stood in the center of the picture. They were destroyed during the rioting of October 3, 1929. The small building in the background is the prison kitchen."; R7100179135
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 21 x 28 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Subject
Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Prison laborers--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
Source
Source: W. K. Patterson Mss. Collection
Rights Statement
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
Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
