Vents and a chimney rise from the gable roof of the gas chamber at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Brick lintels and sills finish the windows in the stucco wall. A man stands by a wood scaffold.
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 21 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Subject
Gas chambers--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940; Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940; Construction--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940; 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: ZZR710007768
Notes
Formerly F43478.; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R7100077684
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