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Title
Prisoners keep busy at Sheriff's Castaic honor farm
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection;
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1959
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes.
The Wayside Honor Rancho was renamed The Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center in 1983.
Photograph caption dated September 14, 1959 reads "'Little Quentin.' Maximum security section of ranch houses 900 prisoners who can't be trusted in freedom of ranch. Others come to 'max' for classification before transfer to other institutions. County also keeps prisoners there who are wanted for prosecution on another offense elsewhere when term is up. It was expanded in 1957." The prison is at 29310 The Old Road in Castaic. See images 00154656 through 00154664 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Identifier
00154657
Valley Times Collection;
HCNVT_d058_f15_i5
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/127709
Subject
Wayside Honor Rancho (Castaic, Calif.)
Prisons
Buildings
Mountains
Castaic (Calif.)
Time Period
1951-1960

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