Call NumberZ-6631Date1880-1900SummaryPrison guards at the Colorado State Penitentiary pose for a group portrait in front a rusticated stone wall. The men wear dark uniforms with caps. Two of the men are African American (Black), they are identified (right to left) as Haley and Pate. A man in a hat, suit and tie stands beside the guards.Physical Description1 photographic print ; 8 x 16 cm (3 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectColorado State Penitentiary--People--19th centuryAfrican Americans--Employment--Colorado--Canon City--19th centuryCanon City (Colo.)--19th centuryPrison guards--Colorado--Canon City--19th centuryGeographic AreaCanon City (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711006631Type of MaterialGroup portraitsPanoramic printsPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromW.K. Patterson mss. collection.Original Material Found in CollectionWH1153. Wayne K. Patterson papersNotesFormerly F43357; Modern copy print transferred from the W.K. Patterson mss. collection. Penciled on verso of photographic print: "Haley, Negro guard," "Negro far rt. Pate," "No Negro officers until 1970's after this - Klan got them out. Buffalo Soldier's mustered out and settled in small towns." "Except the Negroes' [sic] hats say "custodian [sic]."; Title supplied. R7110066318
Colorado State Penitentiary prison guards (1880-1900). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 08/12/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1125953
