50th anniversary celebration 2nd prize float, "The Meeker Massacre"
Date
October 11, 1941
Summary
The second prize parade float depicts the Meeker Massacre, with white men dressed in Native American costumes. They wear feather headresses and skin pants, shoot Indian Agent Nathan C. Meeker, and hold a woman captive by her hair. Parade part of the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the White River National Forest, Rio Blanco County, Meeker, Colorado. Spectators line side of street in front of the County Courthouse.
Description
1 photoprint ; 9 x 12 cm. (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Subject
Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950; Historical reenactments--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950; Parades & processions--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.
Format-Medium
Photograph
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: ZZR710012421
Notes
Title hand-written on back of photoprint, with: D. W. Shaw; number on front of photoprint: 413459.; R7100124211
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