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Call Number	P-2351
Title	Sunflower Carnival
Creator(s)	Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)
Summary	Women stand and sit on a float decorated with large imitation sunflowers, flowers, and bunting near the old Antlers Hotel on Cascade Avenue as part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The float is hitched to a team of four horses that wear plumed head ornaments and are draped in cloth that resembles medieval armor. Men, who wear hooded robes, walk near the horses. Spectators sit and stand on and near grandstands that are decorated with bunting and banners.
Date	[August, 1896]
Notes	Condition: nitrate negative curled and emulsion chipping on edges.; Title supplied.; R7001723512
Physical Description	1 photonegative : nitrate ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Is Part Of	C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.
Subject	Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900. Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900. Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900. Horse teams--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900. Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900. Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Nitrate negatives.; Imaged.; Image
Relation	Image File: ZZR700172351
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	00172351.tif
CONTENTdm number	26261

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