Unidentified Native American men (Ute ?), perform the Eagle dance outdoors at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; some wear feather headdresses, one plays a drum, two hold staffs or possibly spears, one holds a shield; unidentified men (white and possibly Native American or Black) look on.
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 11 x 16 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Eagle dance--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Dance--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ceremonial dancers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
H.S. Poley.
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700170016
Notes
Photographer's seal embossed on print.; Title inked on back of print.; Vintage photographic print.; Written on back of print: "Indians- Utes Dances" "At old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs Ute elders have not heard of 'Eagle Dance' among the Ute."; R7001700166
Filename
00170016.tif
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