Call NumberP-674CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)DateAugust 1895SummaryThe bullfight on August 24 or 25, 1895, (the third day planned was cancelled) takes place in the bullring built at the race track in Gillett, Colorado, for the occasion. Joe Wolfe was the organizer of the event. The bull is coming out of the gate and the Mexican matador, probably Jose Marrero, waves his cape; another bullfighter is in the ring. Spectators are in the stands behind the wood fence.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photonegative : nitrate ; 12 x 17 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 11 x 16 cm (4 1/2 x 6 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectGillett (Colo.)Bullfighting--Colorado--GillettBulls--Colorado--GillettMarrero, Jose.CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700170674Type of MaterialFilm negativesNitrate negativesPhotographic printsNotesFormerly P674. Photoprint has glue and album page fragment on back. Title hand-written on back of photoprint. Typed on white margin at edge of photoprint: "Gillette [sic], Colorado 1895 P674."; R7001706749
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley), Gillett, Colo. bull fight, Aug. 24-26, 1895 (August 1895). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 17/01/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1029306
