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Call NumberP-1685CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1894SummaryThe cavalry company of the Deputy Army militia, sent to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors on horseback at Camp Boynton, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The mounted cavalrymen hold rifles and wear hats. Governor Davis H. Waite stands near a horse at the end of the line. A camp tent stands near the men.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.)Cavalry--Colorado--Teller CountyHorseback riding--Colorado--Teller CountyMilitias--Colorado--Teller CountyMiners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple CreekMiners' strikes--Colorado--Teller CountyWaite, Davis Hanson, 1825-1901Geographic AreaTeller County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700171685Type of MaterialNitrate negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesFormerly F-26408; Photographer's stamp on mat board. Title from stamp in nitrate negative. Vintage photographic print. Written on back of print: "Volunteer cavalry company (Harper's Weekly June 30-1894? p. 608)" "Deputy Army 1st strike at Cripple Creek" "deputies at Camp Boynton Beaver Park Cripple Creek Dist." "Gov. Waite". R7001716858

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