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Call Number	P-2399
Title	Sunflower Carnival
Creator(s)	Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)
Summary	A group of men on bicycles pull a parade float in the shape of a battleship on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The float is decorated with banners and a U. S. flag. The men's bicycles are decorated with bunting. Spectators line the street. Prominent signs read: "Wild Bill's Wild West" and "Cascade House Board $5 Per Week Meals 25 Cents".
Date	[August, 1898]
Notes	Condition: nitrate negative curled and emulsion chipping on edges.; Title supplied.; Written on nitrate negative: "4.; R7001723994
Physical Description	1 photonegative : nitrate ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Is Part Of	C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.
Subject	Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900. Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900. Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900. Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900. Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900. Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Nitrate negatives.; Imaged.; Image
Relation	Image File: ZZR700172399
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	00172399.tif

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