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Call NumberP-2233CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1898SummarySpectators stand near a procession of donkey and horse drawn wagons with wooden cages, Sunflower (Flower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The wooden cages contain circus performers. One woman stands on the backs of a two donkey team that pulls one of the wagons. She wears a crown and a dress.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectColorado Springs (Colo.)Cages--Colorado--Colorado SpringsCircus parades--Colorado--Colorado SpringsCircus--Colorado--Colorado SpringsDonkeys--Colorado--Colorado SpringsFestivals--Colorado--Colorado SpringsFloats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado SpringsWomen--Colorado--Colorado SpringsGeographic AreaColorado Springs (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700172233Type of MaterialGlass negativesOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: emulsion chipping on edges of glass negative. Title written on negative envelope. R7001722338

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