Call NumberX-1824CreatorCoffey, PatDateAugust, 1939SummaryView of a conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A laughing woman is dressed in a plaid cowboy shirt and bandana, and leather chaps. A gentleman with his back to the camera is in a Confederate uniform with embroidered sleeve; just next to his head is a hanging, frosted glass deco lamp. Another woman wears strapped satin pumps and is in gown of sheer, rhinestone dotted fabric with puffed sleeves, wide pleated flounce, and tied sash at the waist. A talking woman wears an open toreador jacket with knob buttons, embroidering, and a corsage. In the background, ornamented plaster coving meets the coffered ceiling.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 24 x 16 cm (10 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectTrinidad (Colo.)Military uniforms--ConfederateReunions--Colorado--TrinidadFinn, Eileen.Geographic AreaTrinidad (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710001824Type of MaterialGroup portraitsPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromHenry Hough, Life MagazineNotesRubber stamp on verso of typed label reads: Sep 1, 1939 F. H. F. Title and date hand-written on back of photoprint. Typed label with photoprint reads: In cowboy regalia for the Trinidad Roundup is Eileen Finn of New York City, who has just lost track of General John W. Harris. Harris is camera shy. The other ladies in the picture seem to be discussing some serious problem. This confusion is typical of the convention headquarters (Columbian Hotel) where the West met the South with a war whoop and a cordial invitation to "have one on me". R7100018240
Coffey, Pat, Confederate reunion (August, 1939). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 20/01/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1017597
