Call NumberX-7833CreatorEisenhand, H. G.Date1929SummaryThis aerial view looking east at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, shows the prison complex with the Administration Building, its extensions, and the tag shop, gutted by fire. Inmates are in the sunken yard fronting the damaged structures, and cars are on tree lined River Street. The City Ditch winds through the walls and between the cell blocks, a freight car is on the Denver and Rio Grande Western spur, and railroad tracks edge the park with its round fountain.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 12 x 17 cm (4 1/2 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 18 x 22 cm (7 x 9 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCanon City (Colo.)Fires--Colorado--Canon CityPrisons--Colorado--Canon CityColorado State Penitentiary.Geographic AreaCanon City (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710007833Type of MaterialAerial viewsPhotographic printsDigital Version Created From(smaller) Clark Johnston; (larger) H. G. EisehandNotesLarger photoprint has a tear on the right side. Title hand-written on back of smaller photoprint. R7100078339
Eisenhand, H. G., Penitentiary riot 1929 (1929). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 18/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1024224
