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Mask Day prize winners, Festival of Mtn. & Plain

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Call NumberX-18266CreatorBrown, James B., photographerDate1899SummaryShows a participant in Mask Day at the Festival of Mountain and Plain in Denver, Colorado. The person, dressed as a woman, wears a long ruffled dress with an oversized bodice, shoes with bows, long black gloves, a hat decorated with flowers, a dead bird, and carries a parasol. The person's face is covered with a "black face" mask.Physical Description1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 12 x 8 1/2 cm (5 x 3 1/2 in.) on album page 16 x 23 cm (6 x 9 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectFestival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--19th centuryAfrican Americans--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryDenver (Colo.)--19th centuryCostumes--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryFestivals--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryMasks--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710018266Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Album 215. Camera TalksNotesMounted on album page with: X-18267; Title penciled on photo album page. R7100182667

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CreditDenver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes