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Fort Lewis Indian School Band

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Call NumberP-2174CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)DateAugust, 1896SummaryThe Fort Lewis School Indian Band poses outdoors with their instruments, part of the Sunflower Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. One boy holds a drum major's baton. The Native American (tribe unknown) boys wear uniforms with hats. Pins on their hats read: "TIB". Members of a fraternal order stand on a float behind the band. They wear robes, sashes, and conical hats.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 13 x 21 cm (5 x 8 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Colorado--Colorado SpringsColorado Springs (Colo.)Bands--Colorado--Colorado SpringsFestivals--Colorado--Colorado SpringsParades--Colorado--Colorado SpringsGeographic AreaColorado Springs (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700172174Type of MaterialGlass negativesOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: emulsion chipping on edge of glass negative. Title supplied. R7001721748

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