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."
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.
Format-Medium
Photograph
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: ZZR711004722
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
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