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Colorado Penitentiary break 1947 Werner Schwarzmiller, convict

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Call Number	X-17923
Title	Colorado Penitentiary break 1947 Werner Schwarzmiller, convict
Summary	Werner Carl Schwartzmiller, recaptured after leading the break from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, glares as Warden Roy Best pulls his shirt. Blood on his head, face and clothes is the result of hammer blows dealt by Mrs. Oliver, whose family he held captive for several hours. He wears a tie; chains and cable bind his arms in back. Wann and Whitelow look on, the latter wears a fur collared coat and baseball cap.
Date	1948
Notes	Formerly F43522.; Hand-written on back of photoprint: "Wann & Whitelow has made good 1985; Schwarzmiller later "made good" (1975)."; Title typed on back of photoprint.; R7100179232
Physical Description	1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 21 x 28 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Subject	Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950. Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950. Schwartzmiller, Werner Carl. Colorado State Penitentiary.
Source	Source: W. K. Patterson Mss. Collection
Rights	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
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F43522 DPLW
Filename	10017923.tif