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Call NumberX-18272CreatorBrown, James B., photographerDate1897SummarySpectators watch as a float representing a large boat passes by in a parade at 17 (Seventeenth) and Broadway, Denver, Colorado. Several people ride on the float and they wear masks and long white robes, some carry decorated rowing oars and one holds an alphorn. Bicyclists in costume and wearing masks ride along side the float. The float is pulled by two horses. The Brown Palace Hotel and Trinity Methodist Church are in the background.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 16 x 23 cm (6 x 9 in.) on album page (10 x 12 1/2 cm) (4 x 5 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver (Colo.)--19th centuryCostumes--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryFloats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryParades--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryStreets--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710018272Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Album 215. Camera TalksNotesTitle penciled on photo album page. R7100182722

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