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Sunflower Carnival

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Call NumberP-2374CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)DateAugust, 1897SummaryView of a parade on Cascade Avenue, Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Men and women stand on a float that is decorated with greenery and bunting. They hold banners that read: "Plumbers and Fitters No 58", "[?] Trash", "Painters and Decorators of America", "Bricklayers International No [?]", and "Lather's Union No 1". The float is hitched to a team of four horses. Men who wear hooded robes walk near the horses. Other parade entries line the street.Physical Description1 photonegative : nitrate ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectColorado Springs (Colo.)Festivals--Colorado--Colorado SpringsFloats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado SpringsLabor unions--Colorado--Colorado SpringsParades--Colorado--Colorado SpringsWomen--Colorado--Colorado SpringsGeographic AreaColorado Springs (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700172374Type of MaterialNitrate negativesOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: nitrate negative curled and emulsion chipping on edges. Title supplied. Written on nitrate negative: "16". R7001723740

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