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Gay Dutchess club

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Call NumberMCD-152CreatorMcCloud, Burnis, 1908-1990Date1955-1965SummaryAn African American (Black) couple, members of the Gay Dutchess club (The Gay Dutchess), stand next to a man on a Harley Davidson motorcycle at a picnic in a park in the mountains near Denver, Colorado. The woman wears a patchwork blouse, peddle pushers (clam diggers), and holds a cup in her hand. The man wears a casual cotton shirt, pants, and boat shoes. The man on the motorcycle wears a white shirt, short pants, cap, and has his facial hair styled in a Vandyke. Picnic tables and people are in the distance.Physical Description1 negative : black-and-white ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectGay Dutchess, The (Denver, Colo.)African Americans--Organizations--ColoradoClubs--ColoradoCouples--ColoradoMotorcycles--American--ColoradoCollectionBurnis McCloudRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700500152Finding Aidhttps://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/8588Type of MaterialFilm negativesBlack & white photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionWH1128. Burnis McCloud photographs and papersNotesCondition:; Title handwritten on envelope. R7005001522

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