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Parade entry, Flower Carnival

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Call NumberP-2127CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Datecirca 1899SummaryMen on horseback and a man in a two wheel cart decorated with flowers pose on Cascade Avenue as part of the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The cart is hitched to a horse with decorated tack. The man in the buggy holds a banner that reads: "First Prize". Prominent signs on nearby buildings read: "Wholesale Grocers" "[Lun]ches Put Up" "Short Order" "[Re]stauran[t]" "13 Plumbing & Heating 13" "Boarding" "Riding" and "El Paso [Stables]".Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectColorado Springs (Colo.)Wagons--Colorado--Colorado SpringsFestivals--Colorado--Colorado SpringsFloats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado SpringsHorseback riding--Colorado--Colorado SpringsParades--Colorado--Colorado SpringsGeographic AreaColorado Springs (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700172127Type of MaterialGlass negativesOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: emulsion chipping and oxidizing on glass negative. Title supplied. R7001721277

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