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Cripple Creek strike

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Call NumberX-60262SummaryA crowd gathers around the Colorado National Guard on Bennett Avenue, Teller County, Cripple Creek, Colorado, during the Western Federation of Miners strike. Signs on business buildings read: "Benedict's Assay Office", "Newport", "New York Life Ins. Co.", "Kenyon Furnished Rooms". The Goldmining Exchange building has a drugstore storefront "G. R. Lewis & [Co.]" with awnings that read: "Cigars", "Restaurant", and "Soda Water."Physical Description1 copy negative ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectColorado. National Guard--Colorado--Cripple CreekCripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904Cripple Creek (Colo.)Horseback riding--Colorado--Cripple CreekMilitia--Colorado--Cripple CreekMiners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple CreekMining--Colorado--Cripple CreekStores & shops--Colorado--Cripple CreekStreets--Colorado--Cripple CreekGeographic AreaCripple Creek (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710060262Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromDenver Post.NotesFormerly F10387. Title and "The cavalry thrown down Bennett Avenue from the court house building." hand-written on back of print. R7100602625

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