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Object Name

Photograph

Title

Poncha Park ; Laura Evans and others in Poncha Park

Dates

Date Made, 1913

Subject

Evans, Laura (1871-1953)

prostitution

Salida (Colo.)

Saguache (Colo.)

Description

Laura Evans, second from right, and other sex workers standing in between a group of trees in Poncha Park in Saguache, Colorado.

Provenance

From the Fred M. Mazzulla Collection

Inscription

On image: "1913". On back: "'13 Poncha Park"

Object ID

99.270.1270.11

History Colorado’s responsibility as a museum organization includes rectifying, reconciling, and uplifting underrepresented stories, objects, people, and places. Some of the materials in our collection reflect positions, norms, and values that are no longer—or never were—consistent with those of History Colorado (formerly the Colorado Historical Society) or its staff. We do not endorse prejudiced, stereotyped, or offensive material in our collection and actively work to place those items in context and with interpretation from our communities, as they are an important resource in the study of past and contemporary cultures. For more about how History Colorado does this work, see the History Colorado Anti-Racism Grounding Virtues statement.

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