Water tower north of Ludlow looking east into the tent colony
Date
[1914]
Summary
Members of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMWA strike against CF&I, pose outdoors near the water tower on Water Tank Hill near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. Two men crouch near an automatic rifle on a tripod; one man is on horseback.
Description
1 copy negative : film ; 18 x 13 cm. (7 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 14 x 8 cm. (5 1/2 x 3 in.)
Subject
Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914; Ludlow (Colo.); Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ludlow; Militia--Colorado--Ludlow; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Ludlow; Mining--Colorado--Ludlow; Rifles--Colorado--Ludlow; Water towers--Colorado--Ludlow
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: ZZR710060541
Notes
Condition: corner of print torn, piece missing.; Formerly F11918.; Title hand-written on back of print.; R7100605411
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