Guards adjust straps on a man posed in the chair in the gas chamber at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. He wears pants, belt, shoes, and a tube connected to his chest. Flashbulb glare reflects from interior glass, and a perforated metal conduit shield is on the floor. A hinge and rubber seals are in the foreground.
Date
1966
Notes
Formerly F43687.; See also X-17721.; Title supplied.; R7100177206
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.)
Subject
Gas chambers--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; 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
