Holding a ring of keys and a cigar, this uniformed Captain at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, operates a locking device next to hinged prison bars. A padded chair is in the background.
Date
[between 1910 and 1930?]
Notes
Formerly X-7876 and Engle #40390; Hand-written on back of photoprint: Engle #40390.; Letters painted on original negative reproduced in photoprint.; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R7001853375
Physical Description
1 photoprint ; 18 x 13 cm. (7 x 5 in.)
Is Part Of
Harry M. Rhoads photograph collection.
Subject
Canon City (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Interiors.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
Source
Source: Morey Engle
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
