Orville J. Turley, escapee from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, lays dead in the snow. Convicted for the 1915 murder of Emma G. Wise in Denver, this was how his second escape attempt ended. Men in Fedoras and trenchcoats and guards in uniform mill in the area; a prisoner in handcuffs is being led away.
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.); Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
W. K. Patterson Mss. Collection
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: ZZR710017883
Notes
Fold cracks in original are reproduced in photoprint.; Formerly F43505.; Photoprint is cropped, negative shows more details, tacks and bulletin board.; Title hand-written on back of photoprint; also on back "Capt. Lou Woodring to left, Burns Turley killed. Herlman to far left."; R7100178838
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