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Folsom State Prison as Viewed from the West Bank of the American River
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Folsom State Prison as Viewed from the West Bank of the American River
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Title
Folsom
State
Prison
as
Viewed
from the
West
Bank
of the
American
River
Date
1900
Description
A
granite-lined
canal
and
prison
power
station
sit
in the
foreground
of this
circa
1900
photograph
of
Folsom
Prison
, as
seen
from the
west
bank
of the
American
River
.
Beyond
the
power
station
, and to the
right
of the
frame
,
is
the
prison’s
original
administrative
building
. The
power
station
was
comprised
of
10,000
cubic
yards
of
granite
and
8,000
barrels
of
cement
while
the
canal’s
retaining
walls
were
built
from
solid
bedrock
from the
side
of the
hill
.
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
Rivers
American River
Folsom, California
Collection
Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number
2211a
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