Call NumberX-17896Date1929SummaryWheel-mounted artillery from the National Guard firing range in Golden is on a flatbed truck at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. It was used during the October 3 riot after dynamite failed to roust the ringleaders. Men stand on the truck and ground; windows in the stone wall behind are broken.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCanon City (Colo.)Artillery (Weaponry)--Colorado--Canon CityPrison riots--Colorado--Canon CityColorado State Penitentiary.Geographic AreaCanon City (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710017896Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsNotesFormerly F26878. Photoprint is cropped. Title hand-written on back of photoprint. R7100178969
Pen riot National Guardsmen (1929). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 09/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1026100
