Exterior view of the old jail in Georgetown, Colorado, built in 1883 for $700 behind the courthouse at Fifth (5th) and Argentine Streets. It was used to house "drunks and brawlers" separately from other criminals at the county jail. The building is a small, square structure of rough stone, with two barred windows on the sunlit side on the left, and a door in the shaded side on the right. A small wood structure with a gable roof, possibly an outhouse, is adjacent to the door. On the left is a wood building, probably the courthouse, and another building is visible on the right. Republican Mountain and the valley leading to Silver Plume are visible in the distance.
Date
1941
Notes
Hand-written in pencil on back of photoprint: Georgetown - 1941, Jail.; Photoprint has adhesive stains on back.; Title supplied by cataloger.; R7100011557
Description
1 photonegative ; 7 x 12 cm. (2 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint ; 7 x 11 cm. (2 1/2 x 4 in.)
