Activity machine shop

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Title

Activity machine shop

Date

1937

Description

Knitting machines at the State Penitentiary, in Canon City, Colorado, have spools of thread held above circular armatures. An inmate in pinstriped overalls operates a lever connected to a pulley and belt arrangement; tubes of white fabric fall into bins below. Interior electric lights, pipes, and other convicts are in the background.

Source

Plains to Peaks Collective

Relation

http://digital.denverlibrary.org/utils/getthumbnail/collection/p15330coll22/id/7246

Type

image

Subject

Canon City (Colo.)
Interiors
Machine shops--Colorado--Canon City
Prison laborers--Colorado--Canon City
Prisons--Colorado--Canon City
Colorado State Penitentiary

Citation

“Activity machine shop,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed May 17, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/34774.

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