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<i>Mutiny at Colo. State Penitentiary Oct. 3 1929</i>
Photographer: Photo courtesy of the Denver Public Library
Taken: October 3, 1929
Caption: Mutiny at Colo. State Penitentiary Oct. 3 1929
Additional Description: "Smoke billows from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, during a riot. Twelve inmates, led by Danny Daniels, took control of the prison, killed seven guards (four in a firing squad) and released the other prisoners. People are in the yards. The stone west gate and guard tower are in the foreground, and the town is in the background."
Submitted: July 18, 2020.
Database Locator Identification Number: p530622
File Size: 0.019 Megabytes

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