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Description
In the foreground of this circa-1900 photograph is an orchard, a portion of the Folsom Prison’s allotment of 20 acres for fruit production. Beyond the orchard and to the left of the frame is the prison’s Gatling gun tower. The structure beyond that, and to the left, is Tower 10. In the center of the photograph is the prison’s power station, built in 1891. Just in front of that is the log boom reservoir. In the distance is the original Folsom Dam, finished in circa 1885. The American River flows to the left. The photograph was taken from China Hill.
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