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.
Description
1 photonegative : black-and-white ; 7 x 12 cm. (2 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 7 x 11 cm. (2 1/2 x 4 in.)
Is Part Of
WH906. Muriel Sibell Wolle papers, 1926-1976
Subject
Georgetown (Colo.); Jails--Colorado--Georgetown
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: ZZR710001155
Notes
Hand-written in pencil on back of photoprint: Georgetown - 1941, Jail.; Photoprint has adhesive stains on back.; Title supplied by cataloger.; R7100011557
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