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Parade entry, Flower Carnival

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Call NumberP-2111CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1899SummaryA Black boy with whiteface makeup sits in a two wheel buggy decorated with cloth, Sunflower (Flower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The buggy is hitched to a burro and a goat. One boy stands near the burro, another by the goat, they wear hats and knickers.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectColorado Springs (Colo.)African Americans--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Colorado SpringsAnimal teams--Colorado--Colorado SpringsBoys--Colorado--Colorado SpringsFestivals--Colorado--Colorado SpringsFloats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado SpringsGoats--Colorado--Colorado SpringsParades--Colorado--Colorado SpringsPony carts--Colorado--Colorado SpringsGeographic AreaColorado Springs (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700172111Type of MaterialGlass negativesOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: glass negative chipped in corner. Title supplied. R7001721112

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Parade entry, Flower Carnival