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.
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.
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: ZZR710017720
Notes
Formerly F43687.; See also X-17721.; Title supplied.; R7100177206
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