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Mask Day prize winners, Festival of Mtn. & Plain

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Call NumberX-18267CreatorBrown, James B., photographerDate1899SummaryA participant in Mask Day at the Festival of Mountain and Plain in Denver, Colorado, wears a costume of tattered pants and jacket, an oversized hat, and a mask. The mask is a caricature of a hobo, with large lips and nose, and a cigarette in its mouth. The person carries a broken umbrella.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 11 x 6 cm (4 1/2 x 2 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 centuryCostumes--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryFestivals--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryMasks--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryTramps--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710018267Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Album 215. Camera TalksNotesMounted on album page with: X-18266; Title penciled on photo album page. R7100182675

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