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Futuristics Club

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Call NumberMCD-144CreatorMcCloud, Burnis, 1908-1990Datecirca 1960SummaryView of a Futuristics Club function. An African American (Black) girl dressed in a Native Hawaiian traditional costume including a grass skirt dances on a runway, probably at the Rainbow Ballroom during a fashion show, 38 East Fifth Avenue (E. 5th Ave.) in Denver, Colorado. The stage is decorated with cardboard palm trees and an umbrella hangs upside down from the ceiling. A sign on the stage reads: "The 1960 Sport Coat." Women dressed in Hawaiian costumes are in the distance.Physical Description1 negative : black-and-white ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectFuturistics Club (Denver, Colo.)African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--DenverDenver (Colo.)Clubs--Colorado--DenverFashion shows--Colorado--DenverGirls--Colorado--DenverHula dancing--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionBurnis McCloudRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700500144Finding Aidhttps://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/8588Type of MaterialFilm negativesBlack & white photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionWH1128. Burnis McCloud photographs and papersNotesTitle handwritten on envelope. R7005001441

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