Call NumberWH2129-2024-4Alternate TitleCelebration of summer opening of the pool at La Raza Park, formerly Columbus ParkCreatorGordon, JohnSummaryCelebration scene at La Raza Park, formerly known as Columbus Park and located at 38th Ave. and Navajo St., Denver, Colorado, for the first day of the pool opening for summer. Children and adults gather around a blindfolded child attempting to hit a piñata. Physical Description1 photograph : black and white ; 21.59 x 15.24 cm (8.5 x 6 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectParks--Colorado--DenverHispanic Americans--Colorado--DenverHispanic American neighborhoods La Raza Park--Denver--ColoradoGeographic AreaSunnyside (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryFinding Aidhttps://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/8879Type of MaterialBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromWH2129, Box 348, FF Columbus ParkOriginal Material Found in CollectionWH2129. Rocky Mountain News recordsNotesA clipping is pasted on the back that reads: "Follow the bobbing pinata - A young celebrant at the summer opening of Columbus Park pool swings hard at the bobbing pinata while friends wait for candy to fall. The park, at W. 38th Avenue and Navajo Street, offers new summer programs in swimming, arts, crafts and Mexican culture. It will run free breakfast and lunch programs. One of the first parks to be staffed entirely by community people, park is managed by Arturo Rodriguez, 22, (background in sunglasses), with 10 other city employees and many volunteers. Celebration included signing and watermelon." Item condition: water damage, scratches on surface of photoDonorRocky Mountain NewsPublisherRocky Mountain News
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Gordon, John, Summer opening of La Raza Park pool. Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 12/09/2024, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1826792
