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West Gate of Folsom State Prison
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Description
Title
West
Gate
of
Folsom
State
Prison
Date
1900
Description
This
circa
1900
photograph
shows
the
inner
portion
of the
Folsom
Prison’s
West
Gate
.
Just
beyond
the
gate
is
the
administrative
building
, with the
Warden’s
residence
on the
top
floor
.
Left
of the
frame
is
the
prison’s
original
cellblock
.
Completed
between
1878
and
1880
,
it
was
comprised
on
328
cells
,
each
10
feet
, by
12
feet
in
size
. The
building’s
walls
dropped
to a
depth
of
17
feet
with a
width
of
eight
feet
.
Once
at
ground
level
, the
walls
tapered
to
four
feet
, then to
two
feet
,
six
inches
at
roof
level
.
Near
the
gate
,
two
guards
stand
at
attention
.
Notice
a
power
line
running
toward
the
cellblock
.
Format
8 x 10 in.; b&w
Holding Institution
Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
Rights
This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
City/County
Folsom
Subjects
Prisons
Folsom, California
Law Enforcement Personnel
Collection
Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number
2210a
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