State Penitentiary complex in Canon City, Colorado, consists of stone buildings and walls with faceted corner lookout towers. A spur of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad crosses the City Ditch in the foreground, by a guard tower and stacks of lumber. The canal cuts through the prison yard, between the new administration building and a cleared area where men are working. A brick stack emits smoke; new walls, Canon City and low hills are in the background.
Description
1 photoprint ; 21 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Subject
Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910; Aerial views; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910; Colorado State Penitentiary.
Format-Medium
Photograph
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: ZZR710007810
Notes
Hand-written on back of photoprint: ca. 1900.; Title supplied by cataloger.; R7100078101
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