Roy Best was the warden of the Colorado State Prison from 1932 to 1954. The album presented here represents Warden Best's work during his tenure. These photographs provide insight into the reconstruction of the prison that occurred after the 1929 riot.

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	Front of Prison. View of the front of the Colorado State Penitentiary from Main Street in Caņon City, Colorado; parklike open area with trees in foreground; Main Street in middle ground; wall of prison visible behind trees in background; administrative building is shown (after addition of two-story porch) in right background; automobiles parked along street; arrow written on picture with words: "ADM. BLDG.", also "FRONT OF PRISON".
	Front View of Administration Building. View of the front of the Colorado State Penitentiary Administration Building from Main Street in Caņon City, Colorado; shows three-story stone building after the addition of a two-story front porch; building was built in 1910 at a cost of $125,000; porch has 4 columns at each level; prison band used the upper level balcony to perform for the public on Sunday afternoons; cars shown parked in front of building; tree in left foreground; photograph labeled "ADM. BUILDING".
	Orchestra and Minstrel Show. Black and white photograph shows a Colorado State Penitentiary musical group and minstrel performers on stage in the multi-purpose room; 23 men on stage in blackface and 1 woman (or man dressed as a woman) and formal dress in background; 10 men in prison orchestra sitting below stage in foreground; New Year's Day celebration, January 1, 1934, for the prisoners; stage trimmed in starred bunting along edge; label taped to bottom left of photo: "ORCHESTRA AND MINSTREL SHOW OF JANUARY 1, 1934".
	East Wall of Prison. View of the east wall of the Colorado State Penitentiary from Main Street in Caņon City, Colorado; taken from outside prison facing west; dirt road in right foreground and utility pole in left; east stone wall with east gate and guard tower in middle ground; quarry and hogbacks in background; written in upper right corner: "Aug 4 - 32".
	West Gate and Outside Garages. View of the west side of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; taken August 4, 1932, looking north; West prison gate is on the right side of picture; man standing on wall; building in left rear of photo is the garage with garage tower and scales and storeroom; storeroom was an old barn which was used to house prisoners after the riot until the tag shop could be converted and the barn was then used for storage; hillside in background; written in upper right corner: "Aug 4, 32".
	Inmates at Minstrel Show. Black and white photograph taken from back of room full of prisoners watching show on stage in the multi-purpose room located in the central building; stage in background; 5 guards in foreground, also watching; open metal girders across ceiling from foreground to back; 3 men in blackface on stage in background; label attached to bottom of photo: "INMATES AT MINSTREL SHOW JANUARY 1, 1934".
	Prison Buildings Looking East. Black and white photograph shows buildings and the wall of the Colorado State Penitentiary from inside looking east; in left the Caņon City Hydraulic Ditch runs all the way back to Tower 8; buildings in back and on right border an open area; an arrow written on photo points to buildings labeled "HOT HOUSE, BOILER HOUSE, and ADM. BLDG."; Turkey Cage in place on administration building roof; building behind the hot house (greenhouse) is the hospital.
	Interior of Prison Grounds Looking North. View of the inside of prison grounds of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; taken from roof of administration building looking north; open area in immediate foreground; building on the far right is Cellhouse 4; Cellhouse 2 and 3 are connected to the central building on the left-hand side of photo; connected to the central building on the right is Cellhouse 1; hogback ridge and quarry in background; written in upper right corner: "Aug 4 - 32".
	Dining Room #1 with Christmas Decorations. View of the interior of the dining room of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; taken on December 25, 1933; rows of tables and benches stretch from foreground to background; each of the room's supporting columns are decorated and hung with garlands, bells and bows; in the far back, a decorated Christmas tree is standing left of a barred entrance; label attached to bottom of photo reads: "DINING ROOOM NO. 1 WITH CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. DECEMBER 25, 1933".
	Death House and Cell House #1. View of the interior of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; taken facing west on September 9, 1932; on left is Cellhouse 1 with the tag plant to the north of it; on the right is the row of industrial buildings with the death house in the foreground; handwritten on photo by appropriate buildings are "C.H. # 1" and an arrow with "DEATH-HOUSE" below it; small garden by tag shop; 5 men in the yard; tower # 9 is in right front; hills in background; written in upper left corner: "Sep-9-32".
	Death House. View of the front of the Death House of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; a close-up of the brick building takes up most of the photo; barred, doubled door at right in building with man standing left of it.
	Hospital Grounds and New Addition. View of the hospital grounds and its new addition at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; taken May 10, 1933; lawn in foreground; hospital in middle ground; hills in background; two-story stone building with 5-columned entrance porch and new addition on left end of building; workers on scaffolding in front of addition; prison walls run on both sides of hospital; people standing in front of bulding and prison walls; written in upper left corner: "May 10-33".
	Site for New Female Quarters. View of the site for the new Women's Prison at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; photo was taken, May 6, 1933, outside the east prison walls looking northwest; dirt access road in foreground; prison wall with guard tower in middle ground; hills in background; handwritten on photo at bottom: "Site for New Female Quarters 5/6/33".
	Hospital and #5 Cellhouse. View of the hospital grounds at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; taken September 4, 1932; lawn in foreground; hospital in background; two-story stone building with four-columned entrance porch; prison walls run on both sides of hospital; people standing in front of bulding; tower in right upper corner; prisoners wearing hats can be seen on front walk and in yard; roof of women's quarters center behind wall; handwritten on photo along bottom: "Hospital and #5 Cellhouse" and in upper right corner: "Sep 4-32".
	Women's Quarters. Corner view of the women's building at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; three-story stone building was built to house the female population at the prison; trees right side of photo; stairs lead down from second level on building's left side to walkway; hills in background; written along bottom: "Women's Quarters 9-30-32".
	Bowery Team, Minstrel Show. Black and white photograph shows two people--one man and one woman (man dressed as a woman); man wearing vertically-striped suit, suspenders over turtlenecked t-shirt with horizontal pin-stripes and bowler hat; woman wearing black tights, stripped skirt, long overblouse, dainty chain necklace and large velvet tam; both smiling; label attched to bottom of photo reads: "BOWERY TEAM, MINSTREL SHOW, JANUARY 1, 1934".
	Cellhouses 3, 2 and 4/Tailor and Curio Shops. View of the inside prison complex at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; facing east; on far left is Cellhouse 3; center is Cellhouse 2; right side of photo also shows Caņon City Hydraulic Ditch, carpenter, tailor and curio shops; bridge across Caņon City Hydraulic Ditch with man standing on it; at far end of this row of buildings is Cellhouse 4; men leaning on buildings; handwritten by appropriate buildings: "#3 Cell House", "#2 Cell House", "#4 Cellhouse/Carpenter, Tailor & Curio Shops" and in upper right corner "9-30-32".
	Outside North Wall--Storeroom. View outside the north wall at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; looking north; left foreground is north wall and shadow from it; utility poles run up left side of road; railroad tracks in road; large building at the far end of the road is the storeroom; building to its right is the garage and more storage for produce; scaffolding is being used for construction of the new north wall; hills in background; man walking to right of photo; handwritten in left corner: "Outside North Wall" and "4-3-32".
	Hill Gang Excavation for New North Wall Cell House #6. View of inmates working at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; inmates dressing stone and excavating land for the building of the new north wall of the prison; railroad track in left corner foreground; another track is along bottom of the hill; note railcar and workers; guard tower on hill in center of photo; handwritten on photo at bottom: "Hill Gang" and "5-17-33"; on hillside: "Excavation for New North Wall"; in left upper corner: "Cell House #6".
	New Recreation Grounds. View of the recreation grounds at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; open space in foreground; stone wall on right side of photo; building in left middle ground; people scattered around grounds; mountains in background; written along bottom: "New Recreation Grounds" and "5-17-33".
	Hill Gang at Work. View of the recreation area at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; leveling of ground; open space in foreground; Cellhouse #6 in left middle ground; left of Cellhouse #6, inmates clear area behind the prison to build north wall; railcars on tracks at foot of hill in middleground; guard tower on hill; written in upper right corner: "9-30-32".
	Gangs Leveling Off From Ditch to Hill. View of the future recreation area at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; before the crews began to level it out; open space in foreground; Cellhouse #6 is visible on left middle ground; recreation area is to right of it; prisoners leveling ground from hydraulic ditch to hill; 7 railcars on tracks at foot of hill; guard tower on hill; prison wall on right of photo; written along bottom: "Gangs Leveling Off From Ditch to Hill" and "9-30-32".
	Hill Gang Working Behind Prison. View of the prison grounds at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; open space in foreground; railroad tracks running through middle ground; hills in background; prison buildings in left middle ground; guard tower on right; prisoners working on the hill behind the prison complex leveling off from the Caņon City Hydraulic Ditch to the hill; silos are visible behind prison wall with the scaffolding still in place for construction of the north wall; written in left lower corner: "Hill Gang Colo St Prison 2-7-34".
	New East Gate and Dirt Train from Hill Gang. View of the dirt dump at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; taken inside the prison grounds and shows the new east gate built into the wall in center middle ground; 2 sets of narrow-guage railroad tracks run form left foreground to gate; right side shows rocky ground and prison wall running back to gate; guard towers in the background on the right are tower T16 and tower T6A; hills in left background; written along bottom: "New East Gate + Dirt Train from Hill Gang"; written in right upper corner: "9-30-32".
	Dirt Dump from Hill Gang. View of the dirt dump at the Colorado State Penitentiary; middle ground shows large even ridge of dirt with train cars at crest dumping dirt over the edge of ridge; rocky ground everywhere; guard tower in center; trees, hill in background; written along bottom: "Dirt Dump for Hill Gang" and "4-30-32".
	East Wall Gang. View of the prison grounds at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; shows work crew on top of the wall as they work; wall on right side foreground; scaffolding in center of photo; railroad tracks in middle of photo running from foreground to background; piles of rocks, wood, etc. in foreground; tower in left background; written in lower right corner: "East Wall Gang" and in upper right corner: "9-30-32".
	Hill Gang Clearing the Area. View of the prison grounds at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; prison crew working to clear area and level grounds for the prison complex; open area in foreground; man standing in lower left near metal barrel; railroad tracks curve in middle ground and continue to upper level where railcars are shown; hills in background; prison wall in right middle ground; two guard towers in right background; inmate crew works at foot of hill; label attached along bottom: "Hill Gang Colo. St. Prison 2-7-34".
	Tramway Thru East Gate Colorado State Prison. View of the East Gate at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; stone prison wall, gate, guard tower and railroad tracks in foreground; hill in left background; tracks enter into prison; metal railing along walkway above gate; guard tower in far distance on left; label attached along bottom: "Tramway Thru East Gate Colo. ST. Prison 2-7-34".
	Hog Pens. View of the hog pens at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; rocky ground and brush in foreground; hog pens in center of picture; pens consist of numerous shed, and corrals; building, brush in center background; written along bottom: "Hog Pens 9-30-32".
	Old Hog Pens. View of the old hog pens at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; open rocky ground in foreground; sheds and corrals in right middle ground; tower in center background; written along bottom: "Old Hog Pens 9-30-32".
	Hill Back of CSP Looking East. View of the hill in back of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; looking east showing quarry face where prisoners cut stone for buildings and walls of the prison; rocky hillsides running from foreground to background; written along bottom: "Hill back of C.S.P. Looking East 3-8-32".
	Hill Behind Prison Looking East. View of the hill in back of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; looking east; hillside in foreground and middle ground on left; dirt road runs through center of picture; buildings--horse barns, silos and cattle barns--on right; written along bottom: "Hill Back of C.S.P. Looking East 3-8-34".
	North Wall - East Gate Tower. View of the north wall at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; taken from the southeast corner of the penitentiary looking west down the wall; east tower is in the right front corner of photo; Cellhouse #6 is in the middle; just behind the north wall is the hospital and Cellhouse #5; utility pole and wires on left side of photo; hills in background; written in lower left corner: "North Wall" and in lower right corner: "EAST GATE TOWER 7-20-32".
	Garden of Colorado State Penitentiary. View of the gardens at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; located to the west of the prison on the other side of the hill; piggery is here as well as the chickens and turkeys; gardens in right middle ground with pens and buildings; open fields bordered by trees in left; mountains in background; written at bottom below arrow: "GARDEN 9-9-32".
	Construction Work Ranch #1. View of construction work at Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; located off McKenzie Boulevard between Caņon City and Florence; one-story, eclectic Mission-style adobe brick buildings under construction on left and right sides of photo; rock strewn ground; ladder leans against right building; bare tree in foreground on left; workmen in center; hills in background; written lower left corner: "Construction Work Ranch #1 3-8-34".
	New Dining Room and Bunkhouse Ranch No. 1. View of Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; open space in foreground; buildings - new dining room and bunkhouse - in middle ground; one-story wood and stone buildings; tent to right of buildings; two men standing in front of center building; trees, fence in background; written along bottom: "New Dining Room and Bunk House Ranch No. 1 6-7-33".
	Road Construction Ranch #1. View of Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Pentientiary in Caņon City, Colorado; panoramic scenic view shows road being built on hillside; trees, brush on either side of road; trucks along roadside; surveyor's tripod in lower left corner; written along bottom: "-- Construction 9-9-32".
	Construction of Road to Ranch #1. Panoramic view of road to Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; close-up view shows dirt road under construction up a hill; trees, brush on either side of road; truck along roadside; written along bottom: "#1 Ranch Road Under Construction 9-9-32".
	Excavating Site for New Reservoir C.S.P. Black and white photo shows 19 men working along cave-like excavation in rocky wall; planks in foreground laid on ground; men shoveling debris into wheelbarrows; rocky hillside in background; written in left center of photo: "Excavating Site for New Reservior C.S.P. 3-8-34".
	Iron and Soda Spring. View of the Iron and Soda Spring at the southwest corner of the Colorado State Penitentiary grounds in Caņon City, Colorado; railroad tracks curve across foreground; middle ground shows trees, three buildings of the spring and ornamental light pole; Soda Point Tower of the prison is on the hill to the left rear; man standing in entrance of building; hillside in background; written along bottom: "Iron and Soda Spring".
	Excavation for the East Wall. View of the excavations for the east wall of the Colorado State Penitentiary grounds in Caņon City, Colorado; shows scaffolding standing on hillside; hill was excavated to ground level; on right side at top of rocky hill a tower is visible; shadow of worker visible in lower left corner; written near bottom: "Excavation for the East Wall" and "9-30-32".
	Dairy Barn Ranch No. 1. View of the the dairy barn of Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary grounds in Caņon City, Colorado; open space in foreground; partly completed barn in middle ground; scaffolding with worker on it at end of barn; ladder leaning on side of barn; silo beside barn; car standing to left of barn; other buildings, trees in background; label attached to bottom of photo reads: "Dairy Barn Ranch No. 1, 11-4-32".
	Cow Barn Under Construction Ranch No. 1. View of the dairy barn being built at Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary grounds in Caņon City, Colorado; open space in foreground with forms for corrals and car on left; men standing with wheelbarrows and other tools, tank wagon on left in middle ground; pile of dirt on right and left; open foundation in center; fields, trees and mountains in background; written along bottom: "Cow Barn Under Construction Ranch No. 1" and "6-7-33".
	Site for Dormitories #1 Ranch. View of the site of the dormitories at Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary grounds in Caņon City, Colorado; open field in foreground, middle ground and background; written along bottom: "Site for Dormitories #1 Ranch 9-9-32".
	Proposed Sites Bunk Houses, Milk House, Cow Barns. View of the ground proposed for sites at Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; open space in foreground, middle ground and background; showing proposed location for the cow barn, milk house and bunkhouse; written along middlle of photo below arrows: " Bunk House, Milk House, Cow Barn", "Proposed Sites" and in lower right corner: "9-30-32".
	Bunkhouse Ranch #1. View of the bunkhouse being built at Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary grounds in Caņon City, Colorado; open space in foreground; u-shaped adobe building faces viewer in center of photo; workmen and truck in front of building; ladder leaning on right side of building; construction debris on right and left sides of bunkhouse; label attached to bottom of photo reads: "Bunkhouse Ranch #1, 11-4-33".
	Ranch #1, Dairy Barn. View of the dairy barn of Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary grounds in Caņon City, Colorado; open space in foreground; barn in middle ground; scaffolding with worker on it at end of barn; ladder leaning on side of barn; silo beside barn; car parked to right of barn; other buildings, trees in background; label attached to bottom of photo reads: "Dairy Barn Ranch #1, 11-10-33".
	Ranch #5. View of the fields of Ranch #5 of the Colorado State Penitentiary grounds in Caņon City, Colorado; open plowed fields in foreground and middle ground; a house and other buildings in center; orchard and utility pole in background; written on left side of photo: " #5 Ranch".
	#5 Ranch Dwelling. View of the front porch of the residence of Ranch #5 of the Colorado State Penitentiary grounds in Caņon City, Colorado; one-story home with cross-gabled roof and eclectic Mission styling; columned porch accessed by four steps; flowers, vines along front of house.
	Turkey Pen Ranch #1. View of the the turkey pen at Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary grounds in Caņon City, Colorado; open space in foreground; turkeys in wire fence with man herding them in middle ground; building, trees, utility pole in background; label attached to bottom of photo reads: "TURKEY RANCH NO. 1, 11-18-33".
	Turkeys, Ranch #1. View of the the turkey pen at Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary grounds in Caņon City, Colorado; open space in foreground; turkeys in wire fence with man herding them in middle ground; building, trees, utility pole in background; label attached to bottom of photo reads: "Ranch No. 1".
	Warden's Residence. View of the Warden's house of the Colorado State Penitentiary grounds in Caņon City, Colorado; located on Main Street; Main Street in foreground; terraced retaining wall; driveway at right; house, surrounded by trees in middle ground; wall of prison in right background; man standing on wall; written on left: "Warden's Residence".
	Warden's Dwelling. View of the west side of the Warden's house, Colorado State Penitentiary grounds, Caņon City, Colorado; entrance and sidewalk from Main Street and lawn in foreground; house, surrounded by trees in middle ground; the original asymetrical gothic cottage with an L-shaped plan can be seen in this photograph; also additions and outbuildings; arbor at left; prison buildings in background; written in upper right corner: "WARDEN'S 9/28/32".
	Corn Field, Ranch #1. View of the corn field at Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary grounds in Caņon City, Colorado; shows corn field after shocks had been cut and piled in stacks; label attached to bottom of photo reads: "Ranch #1, 11-14-33".
	Corn Shocks, Ranch #1. View of corn shocks at Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary grounds in Caņon City, Colorado; shows corn field after shocks had been cut and piled in stacks; mountains in background; label attached to bottom of photo reads: "Ranch No. 1, 11-18-33".
	Warden's House. View of the Warden's house of the Colorado State Pentitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; located on Main Street; view from west side garden; lawn and flowerbed in foreground; white fence, house and trees in middleground; prison wall is visible in far distance; written in lower right corner: "Warden's 9-28-32".
	Warden's Grounds. View of the Warden's house of the Colorado State Pentientiary in Caņon City, Colorado; located on Main Street; view from side garden; lawn and garden in foreground; trees at right along front of property; people working there; house and orchard in background; prison wall is visible in far distance; written in lower right corner: "Warden's Grounds 9-28-32".
	Pool at Warden's. View of the Warden's house of the Colorado State Pentientiary in Caņon City, Colorado; located on Main Street; view from west side; lawn, trees and pool in foreground; house and trees in background; written in lower left corner: "Pool at Warden's 9-28-32".
	Ranch No. 1 Water Storage Tank. View of the water storage tank at Ranch No. 1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; open space with rocks and brush in foreground; water tank in center middle ground; label attached to bottom of photo reads: "8-1-33 RANCH NO. 1 WATER STORAGE TANK".
	Construction on #1 Ranch. Panoramic view of road construction at Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; road runs through photo from left foreground to right background; brush on right side of road; brush, rocks and arroyas on left side of road in foreground; men working on road running left to right in middle ground; wagons are on both sides of the men working - one is water wagon; man grading the road with two mules; hills in background; label attached to bottom of photo reads: "11-04-33 CONSTRUCTION ON #1 RANCH".
	Deputy Warden's Residence. View of the east side of Deputy Warden's house of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; located on 1st and Main Street; house on left of photo; two-story Queen Anne style brick house with shingled roof and 2-story domed turret; open porch and balcony on side; stone railed walkway on front and side of house; garden in center of photo with man standing there; prison wall visible in background on right side; also outbuilding; written along bottom: "Deputy Warden's Residence".
	Deputy Warden's Dwelling from Main Street. View of the front of Deputy Warden's house of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; located on 1st and Main Street; street in foreground; house in center of photo; two-story Queen Anne Style brick house with shingled roof and two-story domed turret on east side; curved stone-railing on open porch on front and side of house; surrounded by trees; utility pole on corner; written along bottom: "Deputy Warden's Residence".
	Hill Gang, Colorado State Prison. View of the excavations behind the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; convicts loading dirt and stone into small railcars which will move it away from the hillside; boxes, barrels and debris in foreground; railroad tracks on right middle ground; hill, cut stone, rail cars and workers on left; quarry in background; prison wall visible in right background; written in middle of photo: "Hill Gang Colo.ST Prison 2-9-34".
	Silos. View of the silos behind north wall of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; next to cow barn; two stone silos with conical roofs; wood ladder on roof crossing between them; part of building visible on left behind silos; hills in background on left; written along bottom: "Silos".
	House at Cow Barns. View of the dwelling behind north wall of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; looking north; located at cow barns; two-story brick house with small brick addition; side-gabled shingled roof on both; plantings along walls; door on addition and small window on house; two chimneys located on house and one on addition; short ladder leaning against house; quarry in background; written along bottom: "House at Cow Barns".
	Hydro Plant. View of the hydro plant under construction at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; located on 2nd Street on the Caņon City Hydraulic Ditch; reflection in water of ditch; building with shingled roof in middle ground; written in lower center of photo: "Hydro Plant 9-28-32".
	Construction of East Portion North Wall, C.S.P. View of the construction on the east portion of the north wall of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; scaffolding and cut stone seen in middle of photo; silos and cow barn can be seen behind wall; corner of Cellhouse #6 at right; Hill Gang excavations are visible in distance; east wall and tower can be seen behind; written in lower left corner: "Construction of East Portion of the North Wall 3-8-34".
	Culvert Under #1 Road. View of the culvert being built under the road at Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; workmen facing camera; stone wall in foreground constructed to hold drainage pipe in place; wood planks placed at angles to wall and culvert; cut away hill in background; written in center bottom: "Culvert Under #1 Road" and "9-30-32".
	Ranch #1, Culvert Under Road. View of the culvert being built under the road at Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; prisoners working; stone wall in foreground with hole in it; wood planks placed at angles to wall and culvert; cut away hill in background; written in center bottom: "Culvert Under #1 Road" and "9-30-32".
	Ranch #1, Culvert Under Road. View of the culvert being built under the road at Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; workmen standing in deep ditch at culvert; one in front of stone wall in foreground; cut away hill in background; written in center bottom: "Culvert Under #1 Road".
	Hill Gang, Colorado State Prison. View of the excavations behind the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; convicts loading dirt and stone into small railcars and moving it away from the hillside; mortar boats, barrels and debris in foreground; railroad tracks on right middle ground; quarry, rock, railcars and workers on left; prison wall visible in right background; written in middle of photo: "Hill Gang Colo.ST Prison 2-7-34".
	Coal Chute at Mine. View of the prison-run coal mine of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; shows 4 men standing on the hill above the coal chute which is a wood frame structure at left; men on right; written along bottom: "Coal Chute at Mine" and "9-28-32".
	Mine Tunnel. View of men at the entrance of the tunnel of the prison-run coal mine of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; shows 13 men standing or stooping at the entrance of mine tunnel; rock wall in background; written along bottom: "Mine Tunnel" and "9-28-32".
	Coal Mine Tunnel. View of men at the entrance of the tunnel of the prison-run coal mine of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; shows men standing at the entrance of mine tunnel; mule in foreground; written along bottom: "Mine Tunnel 9-28-32".
	Truck Garage Site. View of truck garage site of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; site located inside north wall next to storeroom; the two-story, stone building; wall at back connecting storeroom building to stone building on right; guard house at right center against building; written along bottom: "Truck Garage Site CSP 3-8-34".
	Skyline Drive Entrance. View of the entrance to Skyline Drive in Caņon City, Colorado; rocky, open space in foreground; short low stone wall flanking an arch of stone in middle ground; hills in background; written along bottom: "Entrance to Skyline Drive".
	Skyline Drive Entrance Arch. Close-up view of the entrance to Skyline Drive in Caņon City, Colorado; dirt road in foreground; stone walls and arch in middle ground; arch is craftsman-style with square tapered columns capped by a segmental arch.
	Gateman's House, C.S.P. View of the gateman's house at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; located near north wall; one-story stuccoed building with guard standing in open doorway; chair outside building; to right of gateman's house across an open space is a small building, the ice loading station, up against the wall of the storeroom building at right; written in center of photo with arrow: "Gateman's House C.S.P. 3-8-34"; and on right building's door: "Ice Loading Station".
	Hill Behind Prison. View of the hill behind the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; photo taken looking west toward hill; dirt road in left foreground runs to back and then loops uphill and runs to right middle ground; rooftop in right foreground; twenty-five stone steps lead up to higher road from bottom of hill; buildings in left middle ground; hill in background; written in lower left corner: "Hill Back of C.S.P. Looking West 3-8-34".
	Baseball Team. View of the inmate baseball team at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; picture of 15 men, including Warden Best, standing in grassy area; 10 prisoners are dressed in baseball team uniforms; logo on uniforms are white "S" on a dark circle; Warden Best at center of group holding bat; baseball equipment - bats, gloves, etc., lying on ground in front of them; Cellhouse 1 is the building in the left background and Cellhouse 6 is in the center back; the greenhouse is visible in right corner with tower; the hospital is behind it; written along bottom: "C.S.P. Ball Team".
	Overview of the Prison. Overview of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; photo taken from hill behind prison looking southeast; rocky hillside in foreground; prison in middle ground; Cellhouse 1 and 6 are on left along with Administration Building; Cellhouse 3 is on right; silos and storage building are on left at base of hill; tag plant is visible next to Cellhouse 1; Industry Row is along north wall at base of hill; Caņon City in background.
	Dairy Barn at Ranch #1. Close-up view of the dairy barn at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; interior view showing gleaming clean stalls, floors and walls; stalls on right and left with wide aisle down center of barn; lights hung down from ceiling above aisle; windows spaced along walls of barn; written in lower left corner: "Dairy Barn @ Ranch #1 3-8-34".
	Corrals at Ranch #1. View of the corrals under construction at Ranch #1 at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; open space in foreground; stone walls, piles of dirt, men working in middle ground; barn and silo in background; mountains in distance; written in lower left corner: "Corrals @ Ranch #1 3-08-34".
	Calf Pasture and Calves, Ranch #2. View of the calf pasture at Ranch #2 at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; open field in which three cows stand in foreground and middle ground; hills in background; cows are black and white Holstien; written along bottom: "Calf Pasture and Calfs Ranch #2".
	Calf Pasture with Young Stock. View of the calf pasture at Ranch #2 at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; open field in foreground; herd of dairy cattle in background; cows are black and white Holstien; written along bottom: "Young Stock and Calf Pasture Ranch #2".
	Corrals at Ranch #1. View of the corrals under construction at Ranch #1 at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; open space in foreground; stone walls, piles of stone, men working in foreground; cow barn and silo in background; mountains in distance; written in lower left corner: "Corrals @ Ranch #1 3-08-34".
	Ranch #1, Dairy Barns and Corrals. Distant view of Ranch #1 at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; open fields in foreground; road running from right foreground into background; cow barn, silo and corrals in background; utility poles and wire run next to road; mountains in distance; written in lower left corner: "Ranch #1 C.S.P. 3-08-34".
	Ranch #2, Dairy Herd. View of Ranch #2 dairy herd at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; open fields in foreground; pile of rock in right foreground; wire fence runs through middle ground; dairy herd behind fence; trees, hills in background; written along bottom: "Dairy Herd Ranch #2".
	Dairy Herd Ranch #2. Distant view of Ranch #2 dairy herd at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; open fields in foreground; wire fence runs through foreground; dairy herd in distance; hill in background; trestle bridge in background; written along bottom: "Dairy Herd Ranch #2".
	Best and Four Men Beside Gas Chamber. View of Warden Best and four men standing by the side window of the gas chamber at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; photo taken near end of construction of the gas chamber building; man leaning on window sill in center of photo wearing suit and wide-brimmed cowboy hat is Roy Best; to his right is Dr. R. E. Holmes; other men unidentified and wearing suits and hats; wooden sawhorse on far left; quarry in background.
	Gas Chamber Building Under Construction. View of the back of the gas chamber building at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; bare soil in foreground; one-story stone building with long, low windows on right and door in center, in middle ground; man and wooden sawhorse on right side of building; prison wall behind building on left; other prison buildings in background.
	Gas Chamber Building--Roy Best and Dr. R.E. Holmes. Close-up view of Warden Best and Dr. R.E. Holmes standing by the side window of the gas chamber building at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; photo taken near end of construction of the gas chamber; man at left of photo is Roy Best.
	Gas Chamber Building During Construction. View of the side of the gas chamber building at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; scaffolding still on front side; pile of stones in left foreground; group of men, to right of building; eclectic Mission-style with brick lintels of trim; vent pipes on roof; electrical wire hanging coiled from roof; wooden sawhorse behind rock pile; hill in left background.
	Gas Chamber Transport. Close-up view of the gas chamber at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; shows chamber on trailer behind truck; door open; small window; sign on trailer reads: "Manufactured by Eaton Metal Products Co, Denver, Colorado"; guard standing in front of chamber to right of photo.
	Gas Chamber with Woman Model. View of the gas chamber at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; shows chamber on a large trailer, door open; woman model sitting in the middle chair of the gas chamber; a man with a camera on a tripod behind her; guard standing in front of chamber to right of door.
	Gas Chamber Chairs. View of the interior of the gas chamber at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; photo taken at arrival of chamber at the prison; shows close-up of two of the three chairs located inside chamber; portion of a window visible in upper left corner; note container under right chair into which cyanide pellets were dropped to form the lethal gas.
	Gas Chamber Building Completed. A 3/4 view of the gas chamber building at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; shows exterior of the building after its completion; eclectic Mission-style; brick parapet, sills and lintels; hills in left background; silo and storage buildings can be seen on the right; man standing in shadows behind building; bars on front window; vents on roof.
	Best at Gas Chamber Building. View of the gas chamber at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; shows exterior of the Mission-style building after its completion; guard stands in front facing away from camera; Warden Best (on left) and Dr. R. E. Holmes stand against side of building; man in shadow standing at back of building; hill in left background.
	Ranch #1, Construction of Building. View of the building construction on Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; shows exterior of two, one-story adobe buildings - one on each side of photo; men in center working to build a low stone wall; car in background; cut stone piled in foreground; written along center bottom: "Construction Work Ranch #1 3-8-34".
	Ranch #1, Road Construction. Panoramic view of road construction at Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; road runs through photo from left foreground to right background; brush on right side of road; brush, rocks and gravel pits on left side of road in foreground; gravel pits and quarries found on property provided materials for buildings and roads; men working on road running left to right in middle ground; wagons are on either end of the men working - one is water wagon; man grading the road with two mules; hills, trees in background.
	Ranch #1, Turkeys. View of a flock of turkeys in a field on Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; open space with scraps of lumber lying in foreground; bushes on either side of turkey flock in middle ground; trees in background; written in lower left corner: "Turkeys @ Ranch #1 3-8-34".
	Ranch #1, Turkey House. View of the turkey house on Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; open space in foreground; one-story stone building with a shed roof and wall of windows in middle ground; trees, brush, lumber and ladders lying on ground in background; written in lower left corner: "Turkey House @ Ranch #1 3-8-34".
	Ranch #1, Turkey Ranch Bunkhouse. View of bunkhouse under construction on Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; open space in foreground; pile of lumber in right foreground; adobe, one-story building under construction in middle ground; no roof, no doors in doorway; trees and hills in background; written in center bottom: "Turkey Ranch Bunkhouse - Ranch #1 3-8-34".
	Ranch #1, Turkeys in the Field. View of herdsman watching turkeys in the field on Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; one herdsman in left foreground and several on the hill in background watch a flock of turkeys.
	Field with Corn Shocks. Dark photo of field with corn stalks cut and standing upright in piles; hills in background.
	Corn Shocks in Field. Dark photo of cut corn stalks with a black car in right front corner; hills in background.
	Ranch #1, Turkey House Completed. Three-quarter view of the turkey house on Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; rocky, open space in foreground; one-story stone building with a shed roof and a wall of windows in middle ground; open door on end of building; trees, brush in background; written in lower left corner: "Turkey House @ Ranch #1 3-8-34".
	Herdsman and Turkeys in Fenced Enclosure. View of the three herdsman and flock of turkeys at Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; open space in foreground; herdsman in left middle ground with turkeys in a fenced area; small building in background; car and electric pole in background.
	Man Standing by Car. View of an unidentified man standing by an automobile in front of one of the buildings on one of the ranches of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; background building is long with small windows and has a wire pen enclosure attached to it.
	Ranch #1, Corrals and Dairy Barn. View of the corrals, dairy barn and silo on Ranch #1 of the Colorado State Penitentiary in Caņon City, Colorado; open space in foreground; one-story stone building with windows in left middle ground; silo behind building; prisoners working stone for corral construction at right middle ground: written in lower left corner: "Corrals @ Ranch #1 3-8-34".
	Corn Field with Corn Shocks. View of field with corn shocks; hills in background; Castle Rock at left, Greenhorns right.