Gatling gun in front of court house trained to cover approach from depot
Date
1903
Summary
Colorado National Guard is posted with a shielded Gatling gun in front of the Goldmining Exchange building on Bennett Street, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado during the Western Federation of Miners strike. Storefront signs read: "Newport", "G. R. Lewis & Co.", "[Soda] Water", "Drugs."
Description
1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Subject
Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Cripple Creek; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904; Cripple Creek (Colo.); Gatling guns--Colorado--Cripple Creek; Horseback riding--Colorado--Cripple Creek; Militia--Colorado--Cripple Creek; Miner's strike--Colorado--Cripple Creek; Miners' unions--Colorado--Cripple Creek; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek
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: ZZR710060264
Notes
Formerly F22994.; Title hand-written on back of print.; R7100602641
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