Men in costume pose during a Sunflower (Flower) Carnival parade in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Oliver H. Shoup, later Governor of Colorado, wears a moustache, cape and fez and poses on horseback. Men dressed as knights stand on a castle parade float that reads: "Tis Sweet to Die for Those We Love." Shows horse drawn carriages and men in middle eastern garb and turbans with a Knights of Pythias banner that reads: "D.O.K.K. (Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan) Colorado."
Date
[between 1892 and 1901?]
Notes
Number "P457" penciled on verso.; Photographer's stamp printed on verso.; Title from penciled description penciled on verso.; Library owns additional iterations of the image in various formats: 1 photographic print : collodion ; 19 x 25 cm. (7 1/2 x 10 in.); R7110047225
Physical Description
1 photographic print on card mount : albumen ; 13 x 21 cm. (5 x 8 in.)
Subject
Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan--1890-1910.; Knights of Pythias--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado Springs--Colorado--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado Springs--Colorado--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado Springs--Colorado--1890-1910.; Shoup, Oliver H.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
