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Title	Folsom State Prison Old Administrative Building and Cellblock
Date	1900
Description	As seen from the northeast in circa 1900 is Gothic-style Folsom State Prison. As early as 1878, it was the State’s intent to make Folsom a branch prison of San Quentin. In accord, it received its first 44 inmates from San Quentin in July 1880. The first was a native of Canton, China, Chong Hin. To the far right of the photograph is the prison’s original administrative building, while the long structure behind it is Folsom’s original cellblock, also known as Building Number Five. China Hill – with a guard tower atop it – sits to the left of the photograph. Beyond the administrative building is the far bank of the American River.
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
Collection	Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number	2212b