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Title
Folsom State Prison from China Hill
Contributing Institution
Sacramento Public Library
Collection
Sacramento Room Photographs
Rights Information
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.
Description
From the vantage point of China Hill, this circa-1900 photograph shows the western portion of Folsom Prison. In the foreground is a tiered vegetable garden, a portion of the 15 acres allotted for such. Also visible to the left are the prison power station and administrative building. In the distance is the original Folsom Dam, discharging water through its spillways.
Type
image
Identifier
2211b
http://sacroom.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll1/id/2820
Subject
Prisons
Dams
Rivers
American River
Folsom, California
Gardens, Vegetable
Source
Sacramento Room Photograph Collection

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