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Company K. Capt Browns Leadville Company

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Call NumberP-1684CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1894SummaryCaptain Brown's Leadville Company and Company K. of the Deputy Army militia, sent to suppress the 1894 Cripple Creek Strike, pose outdoors at Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The men stand and kneel, some shoulder rifles while others take aim. One man is on horseback. A hitched two wheel wagon and a cannon separate the two companies. Mine works stand in the distance.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.)Cannons--Colorado--Teller CountyMilitias--Colorado--Teller CountyMiners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple CreekMining--Colorado--Teller CountyGeographic AreaTeller County (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR700171684Type of MaterialNitrate negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.Poley's perfection views.NotesFormerly F-25451; 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: "The first strike at Cripple Creek deputy army-" "probably before 1900". R7001716840

CollectionPhotographs - Western History

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CreditDenver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes

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