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- Industries funeral horsedrawn hearse & two carriages in procession on residential street billboard in background
- View of a funeral procession on South Kalamath Street in Denver, Colorado. Horse drawn carriages and a hearse make their way down the street. A nearby sign reads: "W. B. Stagg More [?]".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hearses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- César Chávez Peace and Justice Committee of Denver first César Chávez day celebration.
- View of a procession at the first annual César Chávez day celebration near the intersection of West 7th Avenue and Galapago Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Members of the César Chávez Peace and Justice of Denver...
- Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver.; Cesar Chavez Peace and Justice of Denver Committee (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; César Chávez Day (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Clothing & dress.;...
- 2002
- Marking of Ute Pass Trail
- Native American (Ute) men and women on horseback stand in a procession as part of the marking ceremony for Ute Pass Trail, El Paso County, Colorado. Spectators stand on either side of the procession. Native American men wear feather headdresses....
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commemoration--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso...
- August 29, 1912
- Central City "Home Guards" 1890's
- A procession of "Home Guards" marches in full uniform down Main Street in Central City, Colorado, in front of the Armory Hall that houses the Central City Fire Department. A small group of people stands in front of the hall. Additional people stand...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Guards--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Mine disaster funeral procession
- Two images in Las Animas County, Colorado. Top image shows a long funeral procession with carriages, drivers with top hats, horses, and people on foot; a fire, possibly from a mine disaster, shows beyond the town; bottom image shows wagons piled...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880- 1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880-1890.; Coffins--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880-1890.; Fires--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Funeral procession
- Funeral procession for Superintendent Charles M. Baker, murdered during a WFM labor strike, at the Smuggler-Union mine in San Miguel County, Colorado. Miners carry a flower covered casket and ride on horses.
- Baker, Charles M., mine superintendent--Death & burial.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1900-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel...
- [1902]
- Funeral procession, F. G. Bonfils
- Spectators watch as a line of vehicles form a procession at the funeral of F. G. Bonfils, in Denver, Colorado. Some of the vehicles carry floral tributes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Funeral processions--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Bonfils, Frederick Gilmer, 1860-1933--Death & burial.
- 1933 February 4
- Head of a Chinese funeral procession
- View of a marching band in a funeral procession probably on Wazee Street in Denver, Colorado. They play instruments that include: baritones, trombones, clarinets, and trumpets. Buildings line the street.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Funeral processions--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1885?]
- Native American procession
- A procession of Native American (Plains) men walk past single and double tiered covered grandstands filled with spectators. The men wear beaded leggings, hair pipe breast plates, and feather headdresses. A U. S. flag is tethered to a pole atop the...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Grandstands--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Parades & processions--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Funeral procession
- Hundreds of coal miners march in a funeral procession for Ludlow Massacre victims during the UMW labor strike against CF&I, North Commercial Street, Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. Business signs read: "Manhattan Cafe", "Hotel Corinado", and...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Funeral...
- 1914
- Hermanos Penitentes procession
- Men, members of the Hermanos Penitentes, bear crosses in a Good Friday procession in Las Animas County, Colorado. One man without a shirt flagellates himself on the back and bleeds; others kneel or stand and observe. Adobe structures and fenced...
- Hermanos Penitentes--People--1890-1900.; Flagellation--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1900.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Adoration--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1900.; Religious groups--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1900.;...
- 1896
- Central City 1890s. Funeral procession
- A long funeral procession led by a band walks down Main Street in Central City, Colorado, probably during the 1890s, possibly for Sheriff R. B. Williams who was fatally shot by Samuel Covington, a quartz hauler from Nevadaville, in April of 1896....
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Sheriffs--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Funeral...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Corpus Christi procession, New Mexico
- People kneel before a make-shift altar and a platform with a canopy for the Corpus Christi festival procession in front of probably the adobe Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico.
- Palace of the Governors (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1860-1880.; Corpus Christi Festival--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1860-1880.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1860-1880.; Prayer--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1860-1880.; Religious processions--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- More than 1,800 degree candidates march to the 135th University of Colorado Commencement Friday (June 9) candidates and their families heard the Commencement address delivered by The Hon. Tom. C. Clark, associated justice of the United States...
- Students in caps and gowns at the University of Colorado at Boulder approach in three files, splitting to go around a curb enclosed island in the foreground. Full parking lots flank the street, and women stand behind a chain link fence holding...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Graduation ceremonies--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; Students--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1967
- Funeral Procession for Bishop Matz in 1917 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- A black and white photograph of priests outside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in 1917. Inscription on back reads "Funeral procession for Bishop Matz".
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Funeral procession at Columbia Cemetery
- Black and white photograph of a funeral procession for an unknown individual from about 1875. A crowd of people are gathered around a marching band, while several umbrellas and buggies can be seen. Founded in 1870 by Columbia Masonic Lodge No....
- Columbia Cemetery (Boulder, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cemeteries.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.
- circa 1875
- Good Friday pilgrimage, Costilla County
- Members of the Sangre de Cristo Parish in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado, walk in a Good Friday pilgrimage from San Francisco to San Luis with Father Pat Valdez "Father Pat" (second from left). A woman crucifer carries a processional cross...
- Sangre de Cristo Church (San Luis, Colo.)--People--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Costilla County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Crosses.; Pilgrimages.; Priests.; Sangre de Cristo Church (San Luis,...
- [2005 March 25]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 25, 1911 June 17
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 19, 1912 May 11
- Ist Colo. inf. reg. in route to Manila
- A band parades down 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado with the First Infantry Regiment of Colorado Volunteers enroute to the Philippines for the Spanish-American War. Officers on horses lead the procession.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.
- [1898 May 15]
- 1st Colo. inf. reg. in parade
- A band parades down 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado with the First Infantry Regiment of Colorado Volunteers enroute to the Philippines for the Spanish-American War. Officers on horses lead the procession. Business signs read: "Roc[ky]...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.
- [1898 May 10]
- Alex McLean funeral
- View of Alex McLean's funeral procession lead by a marching band on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; crowds of men, women and children line the sidewalks of a commercial business district that includes flat-roof one and two-story brick...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Funeral processions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; McLean, Alex.
- [betweeen 1900 and 1903]
- Aspen
- A procession of men and women walk across a field near Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado, towards the Walter Paepcke Memorial Auditorium (?).
- Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Meadows--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1970.; Queues--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1970.
- [between 1940 and 1970]
- Funeral on the mountain
- Funeral procession for Superintendent Charles M. Baker, murdered during a WFM labor strike, at the Smuggler-Union mine in San Miguel County, Colorado. Miners carry a flower covered casket and stand on the porch of the boarding house.
- Baker, Charles M., mine superintendent--Death & burial.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1900-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel...
- 1902
- Telluride, Colo.
- Funeral procession for Superintendent Charles M. Baker, murdered during a WFM labor strike, at the Smuggler-Union mine in San Miguel County, Colorado. Miners carry a flower covered casket and ride on horses.
- Baker, Charles M., mine superintendent--Death & burial.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1900-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel...
- [1902]
- Central City, Colorado buildings
- Six men pull a hose reel up the hill past the Williams' Stables building and Washington Hall in Central City, Colorado. The reel has wrought iron decoration and is being guided by a fireman dressed in fireman's coat and hat. Four other men, two...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Washington Hall (Central City, Colo.)--1910-1940.; Stables--Colorado--Central City--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Moki Indians, Wolpi advance of the antelope priests
- View, at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona, of a procession of Native American (Hopi) snake dancers, Antelope priests, in a single file; groups of unidentified Native American, White, and women look on; the dancers wear kilts, and bead necklaces;...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Snake dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.
- August, 1899
- Cirlce of Snake priests Moki Indians, Wolpi Pueblo
- View, at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona, of a procession of Native American (Hopi) snake priests, they dance in a single file; groups of unidentified Native American, White, men and women look on; the dancers wear kilts, and bead necklaces; some...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Snake dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.
- August, 1899
- Moki Indians, Wolpi Pueblo Snake dance- grand entrance
- Native American (Hopi) men, possibly antelope priests, dance in a single file as part of the snake dance, Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; groups of unidentified Native American, white, men and women look on; dancers wear kilts, and bead...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Snake dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.
- August, 1899
- Robert Walter Speer
- Mayor Robert W. Speer walks in an Episcopal funeral procession with a man and priests in vestments in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Funeral processions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Priests--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Speer, Robert Walter, 1855-1918.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Parade
- Boy Scouts in uniform march in a parade past the Savoy Hotel on Broadway, Denver, Colorado. Young men at the head of the procession wear sashes over their uniforms and carry an American flag.
- Boy Scouts of America--1910-1920.; Boy Scouts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918?]
- Parade / crowd near Union Station
- A crowd gathers at Union Station in Denver, Colorado to await the arrival of a celebrity. A procession of cars moves down a street in front of the station.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Mountain passes
- A procession of Native Americans (Ute) on horseback ride the Ute Pass Trail. They wear headdresses and traditional clothing for the dedication of the ancestral route which follows the Colorado Rocky Mountain front range. A group of men, possibly...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--1910-1920.; Historical reenactments--Colorado--1910-1920.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1912]
- Showing the old Ute Pass trail
- A procession of native American (Ute) cross a mountain pass on horseback for the dedication of the Ute Pass Trail, Teller County. The route follows the Colorado Rocky Mountain front range through the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Teller County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Teller County--1910-1920.; Teller County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Historical...
- 1912
- Mounted Utes coming down the trail
- A procession of Native Americans (Ute) on horseback ride the Ute Pass Trail, Teller County, Colorado. They wear headdresses and traditional clothing for the dedication of the ancestral route which follows the Colorado Rocky Mountain front range...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Teller County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Teller County--1910-1920.; Teller County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Historical...
- [1912]
- Mountain Passes Ute
- A procession of Native Americans (Ute) on horseback cross Ute Pass for the dedication of the Ute Pass Trail, Teller County, Colorado. The ancestral route follows the Rocky Mountain front range through the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs,...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Teller County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Teller County--1910-1920.; Teller County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Historical...
- [1912]
- Mounted Utes coming down the trail
- A procession of Native Americans (Ute) on horseback ride the Ute Pass Trail, Teller County, Colorado. They wear headdresses and traditional clothing for the dedication of the ancestral route which follows the Colorado Rocky Mountain front range...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Teller County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Teller County--1910-1920.; Teller County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Historical...
- 1912
- Entering the Medicine Lodge, Crow adoption ceremony
- A procession of Native Americans (Crow) lines up to enter a Medicine Lodge and participate in a "coming out" (adoption) ceremony that involves initiation into the Crow Tobacco Society.
- Crow Indians--Spiritual life--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Rites & ceremonies--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1911]
- Easter
- Choir boys march in a procession outside of a church in Denver, Colorado. The boys wear robes; a taller boy in front carries a cross with Easter lilies.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Choirboys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Religious processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Reunion of Roosevelt Rough Riders. Colorado Springs.
- View of a stagecoach as it leads a procession of men on horseback down a residential, tree lined street as part of the Rough Riders' reunion in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Some men on horseback wear military uniforms with medals pinned on their...
- United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st--Commemoration--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Spanish-American War, 1898--Military personnel--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1901]
- Central City, Co
- United States Air Force soldiers march down Main Street in Central City, Colorado. They wear blue uniforms, combat boots, white belts, white gloves, berets, epauletes, and braids over their shoulders. Red, white, and blue flags are strung across...
- United States. Air Force--1970-1980.; Central City (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Central City--1970-1980.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Central City--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1975]
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- Procession of African American soldiers in uniform and on horseback at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah. Signs on back fence reads: "Quaker Oats The World's Break[fast]" and "Chapman's, Proof, Oil".
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); African Americans--Military service--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Utah--Salt Lake...
- 1897
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- A Native American (tribe unknown) procession with horse and wagon, pass by two-story residences in the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah; some wear traditional clothing, carry fans and a banner.
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); African Americans--Military service--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Utah--Salt Lake...
- 1897
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- Procession of African American soldiers in uniform, with white gloves and rifles over their right shoulders, march at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); African Americans--Military service--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Military personnel--American--Utah--Salt...
- 1897
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- Procession of Native Americans (tribe unknown), some in traditional clothing, some carry drums, at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah. Child on a bike rides along.
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Indians of North America--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Utah--Salt Lake...
- 1897
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- Procession of Native Americans (tribe unknown) at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah. Women wear dresses with blankets around their waists; men and boys wear suits and ties.
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Indians of North America--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Utah--Salt Lake...
- 1897
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- A procession of oxen pulling a buggy containing two tall house plants (dracaena) at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Ox teams--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- 1897
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- Procession of covered wagons pulled by horses at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Covered wagons--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- Two men in uniforms, one with a rifle, ride in a horse drawn wagon in front of a procession of Native Americans (tribe unknown), at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Indians of North America--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.;...
- 1897
- Arrival of Pres. Theo. Roosevelt at the Antlers
- President Theodore Roosevelt rides a horse-drawn carriage at the front of a procession surrounded by a large crowd on Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado. A band plays; a group of girls stand in rows with scarves or stars on their heads to...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Political parades & rallies--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Presidents--United States--1900-1910.;...
- 1901