Native American (Ute) women drag wooden tepee poles toward a pile of rolled canvas at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Trees and bushes dot the grassy landscape. The women are probably in Colorado Springs to attend the Shan Kive (Colorado Springs Carnival).
Description
1 photonegative : nitrate ; 9 x 10 cm. (3 1/2 x 4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 8 x 10 cm. (3 x 4 in.)
Is Part Of
C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.
Subject
Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Jeancon.
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700171333
Notes
"Jeancon" penciled on back of print.; Condition: emulsion scratched on nitrate negative.; Title written on back of print.; Vintage photographic print.; Written on back of print: "Camp in the Garden of the Gods. Women bringing canvas, poles, etc." "Ind- Utes Abodes Construction".; Written on nitrate negative: "39".; R7001713339
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