Historic photos of Cañon City and the Royal Gorge

Businesses on the 500 block of Main Street, in Canon City are housed in two-story buildings c. 1970 -1974 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Aerial view of Canon City c. 1900 - 1920 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Boys wear knickers, jackets, ties and caps, and stand near a dog on Main Street in Canon City c. 1896 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Two-story rusticated stone or brick buildings with arched windows, cornices, pediments, and storefronts line Main Street in Canon City c. 1888 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

This square, two-story residence in Canon City, Colorado, has a pavilion roof with chimneys, a stovepipe, and an ornate gazebo c. 1970 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Brick and frame commercial buildings, storefronts and residences line dirt street and boardwalk in Canon City c. 1880 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

The interior of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, consists of concrete balconies and barred cells. c. 1920 - 1940 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Convicts march with arms crossed at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. c. 1920-1930 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

A Colorado State Penitentiary guard in uniform looks on as a man bends over the "Old Gray Mare" a device used in Canon City c. 1920 - 1930 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Convicts hold metal plates in a lunch line at the State Penitentiary in Canon City c. 1920 - 1930 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Convicts at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, work in the prison laundry. c. 1920 - 1930 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Convicts in golf hats walk in loose formation at the State Penitentiary in Canon City c. 1920 - 1930 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Convicts at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, wear uniforms marked with wide, horizontal stripes. c. 1900 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

A horse-drawn, hand operated crane-wagon at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, carries a rock and inmates, including one in a striped uniform. c. 1920 - 1940 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Skyline Drive near Canon City c. 1903 - 1910 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

View in Royal Gorge; shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks, the Arkansas River, water pipes, ice, and granite cliffs. c. 1929 - 1930 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Royal Gorge, west of Canon City; shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks along Arkansas River and suspension bridge in narrow of steep cliff canyon. c. 1920 - 1927 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

View of the hogback, orchards, houses, and the mouth of Royal Gorge c. 1890 - 1900 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Boys play by the arched entry of Soda Springs at Canon City c. 1890 - 1900 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

View of Phantom Canyon, near Canon City c. 1920 - 1930 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Jagged rocks top this random ashlar stone arch and curving, low walls at the entrance to Skyline Drive in Canon City c. 1937 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Mrs. Harry M. (Sade) Rhoads, and daughters Mary Elizabeth (with binoculars) and Harriet observe the view from the Royal Gorge suspension bridge. c. 1930 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

Men, women, children, and the Chicago White Sox pose by a Denver and Rio Grande passenger car and the Arkansas River at Hanging Bridge, in the Royal Gorge c. 1910 (Photo: Denver Public Library)

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Historic photos of Cañon City and the Royal Gorge

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