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Capetowners Club

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Call NumberMCD-127CreatorMcCloud, Burnis, 1908-1990Date1950-1960SummaryAn African American (Black) couple, members of the Capetowners Club, sit at a bar probably in the Five Points neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The woman holds a cocktail in her hand and wears a satin floral print dress with a diagonal cut neckline that gathers on one shoulder. The man wears a dark suit and bow tie. An African American bartender stands behind the bar. A clock on the wall reads: "6:35 p.m.", and "Calvert." Photographs of social events hang near the bar.Physical Description1 negative ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCapetowners Club (Denver, Colo.)African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--DenverDenver (Colo.)Bars--Colorado--DenverClubs--Colorado--DenverCouples--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionBurnis McCloudRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700500127Finding Aidhttps://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/8588Type of MaterialFilm negativesOriginal Material Found in CollectionWH1128. Burnis McCloud photographs and papersNotesTitle handwritten on envelope. R7005001271

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