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Joe Manns Orch. at jail at Lakeside

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Call NumberX-27619CreatorRocky Mountain Photo CompanyDate1926 June 23SummaryAfrican American (Black), white, Hispanic, and possibly Italian American members of a jazz band dressed in striped jail uniform costumes stand in front of and on a stage decorated as a jail house at Lakeside Amusement Park, Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. The walls are made to look like heavy mortared stone block construction, and bars cover the windows. Three white men in warden uniform costumes carry guns. They stand on either side of the group. A sign above the stage reads "Joe Mann and his Orchestra."Physical Description1 photonegative : nitrate ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAfrican Americans--Men--Colorado--LakesideHispanic Americans--Men--Colorado--LakesideLakeside (Colo.)Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)Amusement parks--Colorado--LakesideBig bands--Colorado--LakesideCostumes--Colorado--LakesideStage props--Colorado--LakesideCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710027619Type of MaterialNitrate negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesFormerly F14835. Formerly RMP48. Hand-lettered on back of print: "RMP48."; Title inked on negative and reproduced on print. R7100276199

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