Members of the Rear Guard of the Deputy Army, sent to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose at Midland, Teller County, Colorado. Some men shoulder rifles, others wear armbands with crosses. Three men lie on a pile of bedrolls and other supplies. The tracks of the Midland Terminal railroad stand near a two story wooden building. Prominent signs read: "[T]erm[inal] Ho[tel]" and "Wines Liquor and Cig".
Date
1894
Notes
Formerly F-7733; Printed on mat board: "Great Rock Island Route Omaha Chicago Kan. City Denver Best Line Between Chicago and the Rockies. Solid Vestibuled Trains and Through Dining Cars."; Title from stamp in nitrate negative.; Vintage photographic print.; Written on mat board: "see dup file" "First strike at Cripple Creek part of the Deput Army" "probably before 1900".; R7001719092
Description
1 copy photonegative : nitrate ; 8 x 13 cm. (3 1/2 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint on mat board ; 12 x 20 cm. (4 1/2 x 8 in.)
Is Part Of
C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.; Poley's perfection views.
Subject
Midland Terminal Railway--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Midland (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Midland--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Midland--1890-1900.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
