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Five women identified as George Washington Carver staff stand behind a table featuring punch bowls and tea snacks. The women are identified on the verso as "Staff at Nursery," and (L-R) "Baily, Ford, Boggess, Brown, and Edwards." The woman identified as "Ford" is believed to be long-time Carver teacher and director Erma Ford, who served at the school for more than 30 years.
On October 20, 1978, Governor Richard Lamm issued a proclamation announcing that date as official "George Washington Carver Day Nursery Day." The proclamation references the "more than 30,000 young children" the school had "provided loving care and attention to" since it's inception in 1916. This document is the official proclamation.
An indoor, group photograph of students and teachers at the George Washington Carver Day Nursery located on 2270 N. Humboldt in the City Park West neighborhood. The Carver Nursery divided their students into classes based on age group, and bestowed names, such as "Kidettes" and "Tom Thumbs," on each class in the school. This group, named the "Pinocchios" included sixteen students and three teachers. The children hold a sign reading "Pinocchios" and hand puppets.

George Washington Carver Day Nursery

African-American men, women, and children, members of the American Woodmen's Association and Shriners, many in costume or uniform, pose with banners and pennants near the Association's office at 2100 Downing Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.

Five Points and Welton Street

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