Call NumberZ-12037CreatorMcKee, Thomas M., 1854-1939SummaryChipeta, a North American Indian (Ute) rides in the back of an open touring car with an unidentified person in a parade during the inauguration of the Gunnison Tunnel in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. A man in a straw boater drives the car, a man in a duster and hat holds a sign that reads: "Chipeta." Signs on the commercial buildings on the street read: "Montrose National Bank," "Crimmons & Neale, Drugs-Stationery" and "The Young Flinial Furniture Co." Spectators line the street, women sit in chairs on the sidewalk.Physical Description1 photographic print ; 6 x 8 cm (21/2 x 3 1/2 in.) mounted on card mount.Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North AmericaUte IndiansMontrose (Colo.)AutomobilesDedicationsParadesSpectatorsWomen.Geographic AreaMontrose (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711012037Type of MaterialPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Album 103. Thomas M. McKee albumNotesTitle, attribution, and TMM printed on front of card mount. R7110120374Languageeng
McKee, Thomas M., 1854-1939, Chipeta at Tunnel Dedication. Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 21/03/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1131297
