Call NumberP-1682CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1894SummaryMembers of Company M of the Deputy Army, sent in to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors near Big Bull Mountain, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The men shoulder rifles and wear hats. Other members of the Deputy Army stand nearby, near a wooden corral. 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.)Militias--Colorado--Teller CountyMiners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple CreekMiners--Colorado--Teller CountyGeographic AreaTeller County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700171682Type of MaterialNitrate negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.Poley's perfection views.NotesFormerly F-7752; 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 mat board: "Company "M" of the Deputies- the sharp-shooters (Harper's Weekly June 30-1894? p. 608)" "see dup file" "The first Strike- Cripple Creek District." "Co. M. Cripple Creek War" "probably before 1900". R7001716824
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley), Company M. Camp Boynton Beaver Park (1894). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 22/01/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1046568
