Activity machine shop
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
Type
image
Subject
Canon City (Colo.)
Interiors
Machine shops--Colorado--Canon City
Prison laborers--Colorado--Canon City
Prisons--Colorado--Canon City
Colorado State Penitentiary
Collection
Citation
“Activity machine shop,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed May 17, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/34774.
Added by Rebecca Keyel
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