Call NumberZ-5675Date1928SummaryA group of men dressed in tuxedos and suits pose for a formal portrait, likely taken at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado. One man (right) appears in blackface, wearing a “Pullman Porter” cap and porter’s shirt—an example of racist mimicry that reflects discriminatory attitudes of the time. Other individuals include a man in a “Denver Fireman” hat (second from right) and another in a “Pullman Conductor” cap (left). The interior features include a marble pillar and a mural with a sign reading “Moffat Tunnel.”Physical Description1 photographic print ; 11 x 24 cm (4 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectRacism--Colorado--DenverBlackface entertainers--Colorado--DenverBanquets--Colorado--DenverFire fighters--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR711005675Type of MaterialPhotographic printsNotesDinner to newspaper people penciled on verso. Condition: corner missing, masked. Title penciled on verso. R7110056753
Dinner celebration in Denver with a person in blackface (1928). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 19/07/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1117745
