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The ten dollar beauty, circus parade

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Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)

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Robed Black men pull a wagon in the Burlesque Parade of the Flower (or Sunflower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A man in women's clothing rides a fake horse; a clown stands by.
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Denver Public Library

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Plains to Peaks Collective

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Circus
  3. Clowns
  4. Colorado
  5. Colorado Springs
  6. Colorado Springs (Colo.)
  7. Cross Dressing
  8. Festivals
  9. Parades

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