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Call NumberP-1683CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1894SummaryMembers of the Deputy Army militia brought in to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, stand near the "mess" at Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. Men stand, sit, and eat near an outdoor kitchen surrounded by a wooden rail fence. The men wear hats; one man holds an ax.Physical Description1 copy photonegative : nitrate ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint on mat board ; 12 x 19 cm (5 x 7 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894Teller County (Colo.)Eating customsDrinking customs--Colorado--Teller CountyMilitias--Colorado--Teller CountyMiners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple CreekGeographic AreaTeller County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700171683Type of MaterialNitrate negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.Poley's perfection views.NotesFormerly F-31421; 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 back of print: "Deputy Army "mess"- Time of the first strike" "probably before 1900". R7001716832

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