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Carnival Parade

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Call NumberZ-4722CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1892-1901SummaryMen in costume pose during a Sunflower (Flower) Carnival parade in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Oliver H. Shoup, later Governor of Colorado, wears a moustache, cape and fez and poses on horseback. Men dressed as knights stand on a castle parade float that reads: "Tis Sweet to Die for Those We Love." Shows horse drawn carriages and men in middle eastern garb and turbans with a Knights of Pythias banner that reads: "D.O.K.K. (Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan) Colorado."Physical Description1 photographic print on card mount : albumen ; 13 x 21 cm (5 x 8 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDramatic Order Knights of KhorassanKnights of PythiasColorado Springs (Colo.)Costumes--Colorado Springs--ColoradoFloats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado SpringsFraternal organizations--Colorado Springs--ColoradoParades--Colorado Springs--ColoradoShoup, Oliver H.Geographic AreaColorado Springs (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711004722Type of MaterialAlbumen printsCard photographsCollodion printing-out paper printsPhotographic printsNotesNumber "P457" penciled on verso. Photographer's stamp printed on verso. Title from penciled description penciled on verso. Library owns additional iterations of the image in various formats: 1 photographic print : collodion ; 19 x 25 cm. (7 1/2 x 10 in.); R7110047225

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