Men and women are gathered on horseback or in horse drawn carriages for a rabbit hunt near Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The men wear felt caps, suits, jodhpurs and boots and ride with English tack. The women wear flat brimmed straw hats, corseted dresses and ride sidesaddle. People carry riding bats and houses are in the distance.
Date
[between 1880 and 1890?]
Notes
Condition: creased, discolored, faded.; Title supplied.; Transferred from the Jackson family manuscript collection.; R7110049942
Description
1 photographic print : albumen ; 22 x 28 cm. (8 1/2 x 11 in.) mounted on mat board.
Is Part Of
WH1017 William Sharpless Jackson family papers.
Subject
El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Rabbit hunting--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Sidesaddle riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
Source
Source: William "Bill" S. Jackson Jr.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
